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A recent study on mice shows that just three days of binge drinking can cause rapid gut damage, including inflammation and increased intestinal permeability, which may lead to liver injury, highlighting early effects of alcohol on the gastrointestinal system.
Scientists have identified a protein called Reelin that could potentially treat both leaky gut and depression by restoring gut integrity and reducing brain inflammation, offering a promising new approach for managing major depressive disorder linked to gut health issues.
The condition known as "leaky gut" is real, but it is more accurately referred to as intestinal hyperpermeability. While some websites claim that it can cause various health conditions, including autoimmune disorders, the research does not support this. Instead, certain diseases like celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and Crohn's disease can cause the intestine to become more porous. Testing for intestinal hyperpermeability is challenging, and there is no clear gold standard. However, emerging research suggests that diet, particularly fiber-rich foods and unsaturated fats, can affect gut permeability. Supplements like glutamine may also help restore normal permeability. Overall, maintaining a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, is recommended for gut health.
Leaky gut, also known as relative intestinal permeability, occurs when the lining of the intestines is damaged, allowing substances to leak from inside the gut to its outside, causing inflammation. While everyone's gut has some degree of permeability, certain chronic gastrointestinal diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, autoimmune diseases, asthma, food allergies, medication overuse, chemotherapy, and chronic stress can trigger leaky gut. Symptoms include indigestion, stomach pain, burning sensation, bloating, and gassiness. While there is no simple cure, eating foods that foster gut health, avoiding foods that irritate the gut, and making lifestyle adjustments such as exercise, quality sleep, and stress reduction can help improve gut health. Treating the underlying condition causing leaky gut can also be beneficial.
A research team has discovered that Splenda, a common artificial sweetener, is potentially damaging the DNA within our cells after we ingest it. The genotoxic compound created by ingesting and metabolizing it means that it is simply too dangerous to eat. Splenda could cause a "leaky gut" in which everything from digested food to dangerous toxins could exist the gut and enter into your bloodstream. The research team is encouraging everyone to avoid consuming Splenda directly and to avoid consuming any products that were made with it.
A research team has discovered that Splenda, a common artificial sweetener, is potentially damaging the DNA within our cells after we ingest it. The genotoxic compound created by ingesting and metabolizing it means that it is simply too dangerous to eat. Splenda could cause a "leaky gut" in which everything from digested food to dangerous toxins could exist the gut and enter into your bloodstream. The research team is encouraging everyone to avoid consuming Splenda directly and to avoid consuming any products that were made with it.
A new study published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B, has found that the sugar substitute sucralose, sold under the brand name Splenda, is genotoxic and linked to leaky gut syndrome. The researchers conducted laboratory experiments exposing human blood cells and gut tissue to sucralose-6-acetate, which causes DNA to break apart, putting people at risk for disease. The FDA says sucralose is safe, but the researchers are calling for more regulation and for people to avoid products containing sucralose.