[HTML][HTML] Consumption of the artificial sweetener acesulfame potassium throughout pregnancy induces glucose intolerance and adipose tissue dysfunction in mice

JF Plows, J Morton-Jones, PE Bridge-Comer… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with metabolic
dysfunction. Artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) are often promoted as an alternative.
However, evidence for the safety of ASB consumption during pregnancy is lacking.
Objectives: The effects of sugar-sweetened beverage and ASB consumption during
pregnancy in mice were examined, and we hypothesized that both sugar-sweetened
beverages and ASBs would impair maternal metabolic function. Methods: Pregnant female …