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Strong Support
When rats are given sucralose, a sugar substitute, it sticks around in their fat tissue for at least two weeks after they stop taking it—even though it’s no longer showing up in their pee or poop.
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Intestinal Metabolism and Bioaccumulation of Sucralose In Adipose Tissue In The Rat
Cohort Study
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2018Scientists gave rats sucralose for 40 days and found that even after it disappeared from their pee and poop, it was still stuck in their fat for two more weeks — which is exactly what the claim says.
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