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Artificial sweeteners found in sugar-free foods can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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March/April 2023

The discovery could help in the war against superbugs

Artificial sweeteners found in sugar-free foods can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

The key to beating antibiotic-resistant bacteria could have been hiding in plain sight on our supermarket shelves. Three artificial sweeteners that are commonly used in diet drinks, yoghurts and desserts can dramatically halt the growth of multidrug-resistant bacteria, a study carried out at Brunel University London has found.

The sweeteners saccharin, cyclamate and acesulfame-K inhibited the growth of two bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii and

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