British researchers at the Francis Crick Institute found in a study of mice that it drops the body s T-cell response, which is a crucial part of how the body fights infections and disease.
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Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that high consumption of a common artificial sweetener, sucralose, lowers activation of T-cells, an important component of the immune system, in mice.