🚨 New Findings on Aspartame & Heart Health! 🍬🫀

A groundbreaking study in Cell Metabolism reveals how aspartame, a common artificial sweetener, may worsen atherosclerosis via an insulin-triggered inflammatory pathway involving the CX3CL1-CX3CR1 axis.

🧪 Key insights from mice and monkeys:

– Aspartame spikes insulin via vagus nerve stimulation

– Elevated insulin boosts CX3CL1 expression in endothelial cells

– CX3CL1 recruits inflammatory monocytes ➡️ plaque growth & instability

🧬 Blocking CX3CR1 in monocytes stopped plaque progression entirely.

⚠️ Implications for diabetics, sweetener users, and those at risk of cardiovascular disease are profound.

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