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AT ISSUE IS SUCRALOSE, A WIDELY USED ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER. A NEW STUDY FINDS A CHEMICAL FORMED WHEN WE DIGEST A WIDELY USED SWEETENER IS "GENOTOXIC," MEANING IT BREAKS UP DNA; THE CHEMICAL IS ALSO FOUND IN TRACE AMOUNTS IN THE SWEETENER ITSELF, AND THE FINDING RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE SWEETENER MAY CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS
