07/17/2026
A new research study links stevia artificial sweetener in combination with the antidepressant duloxetine to be harmful to good gut bacteria. That may not sound like a big deal but it's a very big deal.
I highly suggest avoiding stevia if you're taking duloxetine.
The gut microbiota is implicated in adverse effects associated with low-calorie sweeteners. Yet, the direct impact of sweeteners on gut bacteria remains largely uncharacterized. Here, we report interactions between 25 phylogenetically diverse gut bacterial strains and 39 commercially used sweeteners...
