Title buried the lede:
“when combined with the anti-depressant duloxetine”
One specific sweetener, in conjunction with one specific medication, among dozens of tested bacteria and sweetener combinations. This is bad journalism.
I don’t know if the science is bad but this is horrific journalism.
You know, you’re right! The actual study tested dozens of bacterial strains and different sweeteners, and the article cherry picked one tiny fact to vagueify into clickbait. I’ll edit my comment to reflect this.
In trials many brands of commercially available drinking water have been found to cause death in test subjects.
If you keep their head in a bucket of it for over five minutes.
SYAC: Isosteviol (derived from Stevia rebaudiana) and duloxetine (Cymbalta, Drizalma Sprinkle). Though it’s more complicated than that.
Common xenobiotics modulate gut microbial responses to low‑calorie sweeteners in vitro https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44320-026-00225-6
Low-calorie sweeteners and their combinations with co-consumed xenobiotics were tested in vitro for direct effects on gut bacteria.
30 interactions discovered between sweeteners and gut bacteria. Sweeteners show synergistic and antagonistic interactions with xenobiotics like antidepressant duloxetine. Multi-omics analyses reveal key role of transporters. Altered bacterial secretome impact cytokine response of human cells.
And your point is?
