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The GI effect should be just directly correlated with how well large intestine microbiome can ferment these, IIUC? And I guess also with how much you need to ha
by semi-extrinsic 4y ago
The GI effect should be just directly correlated with how well large intestine microbiome can ferment these, IIUC? And I guess also with how much you need to have equivalent taste of 1 g sugar.
As in, if it tastes sweet but is not absorbed in the small intestine, so has "no calories", it will inevitably all pass on to the large intestine where it can be fermented.
As someone who absolutely hates the synthetic taste of aspartame etc. but has to stay on a low-FODMAP diet, I've just resigned to eating stuff with ordinary sugar and using sufficient moderation.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoAccording to the big W, part of it is due to inhibiting digestion of normal sugar, which tracks my understanding of chemistry. So there's a lot of factors.
- golem14 4y agoI would imagine that if humans did use it at scale, it wouldn't be long until the microbiome was evolving to metabolize it.