How soft drinks may mess with your gut and immune system—but there's hope

Sugar in soft drinks triggers genetic shifts in gut microbes, altering immune responses

The effect of a sweetened beverage on bacterial function, a demonstration of functional plasticity. Image created by AI and inspired by an illustration by Tom Blum, a student in the research group. The consumption of soft drinks, supplemented with white sugar, alters the DNA of gut bacteria and affects the host immune system. The good

How soft drinks may mess with your gut and immune system—but there's hope

A new study has found that drinking soft drinks with added white sugar can change the DNA of gut bacteria and affect the immune system—but the good news is that these effects can be reversed. The research, published in Nature Communications, was led by Prof. Naama Geva-Zatorsky and her team at the Technion-Israel Institute of […] The post How soft drinks may mess with your gut and immune system—but there’s hope appeared first on Knowridge Scienc…