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A spoonful of sweetener

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Do Sweeteners Have a Health Effect?

Sugar binds to the sweet tastes for ceptors, sends a signal to our brain. Sweeteners trick these receptors into thinking that they're having sugar. Some of them are inert and excreted in urine while others travel through the body like sacrene.

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