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Two mixtures of common food additives, including aspartame, sucralose, xanthan & guar gums, modified starches, carrageenan and citric acid, are linked with slightly increased risk of type II diabetes, per French cohort study of more than 100,000 adults

04.08.25 | PLOS

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Two mixtures of common food additives, including aspartame, sucralose, xanthan & guar gums, modified starches, carrageenan and citric acid, are linked with slightly increased risk of type II diabetes, per French cohort study of more than 100,000 adults
Researchers assess the link between type II diabetes and common food additives. Credit: Mathilde Touvier (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Two mixtures of common food additives, including aspartame, sucralose, xanthan & guar gums, modified starches, carrageenan and citric acid, are linked with slightly increased risk of type II diabetes, per French cohort study of more than 100,000 adults

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Article title: Food additive mixtures and type 2 diabetes incidence: Results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort

Author countries : France

Funding: see manuscript

PLOS Medicine

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004570

Observational study

People

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Cohort Studies Food Additives Risk Factors Type 2 Diabetes

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Medicine
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004570
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
People
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
medicinepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, April 8). Two mixtures of common food additives, including aspartame, sucralose, xanthan & guar gums, modified starches, carrageenan and citric acid, are linked with slightly increased risk of type II diabetes, per French cohort study of more than 100,000 adults. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ4RGGN8/two-mixtures-of-common-food-additives-including-aspartame-sucralose-xanthan-guar-gums-modified-starches-carrageenan-and-citric-acid-are-linked-with-slightly-increased-risk-of-type-ii-diabetes-per-fren.html
MLA:
"Two mixtures of common food additives, including aspartame, sucralose, xanthan & guar gums, modified starches, carrageenan and citric acid, are linked with slightly increased risk of type II diabetes, per French cohort study of more than 100,000 adults." Brightsurf News, Apr. 8 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LQ4RGGN8/two-mixtures-of-common-food-additives-including-aspartame-sucralose-xanthan-guar-gums-modified-starches-carrageenan-and-citric-acid-are-linked-with-slightly-increased-risk-of-type-ii-diabetes-per-fren.html.