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  "id": 4656167,
  "title": "Popular sweeteners may leave effects that last for generations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/popular-sweeteners-may-leave-effects-that-last-for-generations-4656167",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:04:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260830000019.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two widely used zero-calorie sweeteners, sucralose and stevia, may have effects that linger far longer than the sweet taste itself. In mice, researchers found that both sweeteners altered the gut microbiome, reduced beneficial compounds produced by gut bacteria, and changed the activity of genes involved in metabolism and inflammation. Some of those changes were also detected in later generations…",
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        "outlet": "ScienceDaily Health",
        "title": "Popular sweeteners may leave effects that last for generations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/popular-sweeteners-may-leave-effects-that-last-for-generations",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:04:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}