Maternal low-dose aspartame and stevia consumption with an obesogenic diet alters metabolism, gut microbiota and mesolimbic reward system in rat dams and their offspring.
Jodi E NettletonNicole A ChoTeja KlancicAlissa C NicolucciJane ShearerStephanie L BorglandLeah A JohnstonHena R RamayErin Noye TuplinFaye ChleilatCarolyn ThomsonShyamchand MayengbamKathy D McCoyRaylene A ReimerPublished in: Gut (2020)
Maternal low-calorie sweetener consumption alongside HFS may disrupt weight regulation, glucose control and gut microbiota in dams and their offspring most notably in early life despite no direct low-calorie sweetener consumption by offspring.