People want to maintain their healthy with consume some diet drinks. In some cases, one of the refreshment contain the artificial sweetener aspartame. Latest experiment suggested the aspartame was crucial interfering human body with an enzyme. The enzyme was called intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP). IAP worked neutralization the lipopolysaccharides, bacterial toxins that irritate the gut lining. However, according to Hodin and his colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston experiment showed that when it mixed with the sugary drink, it does not react. In addition, it evidenced with using extra IAP such as pill or supplement will possible treat for chronic diseases such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Furthermore, when the aspartame was consumed in combination with a fatty diet, it would lead to increase weight gain.
Source : newscientist
Source : newscientist
