Posted in NY Post Popular diet soda ingredient tied to gut bacteria changes passed down across generations: study April 18, 2026 Roughly 140 million Americans consume non-nutritive sweeteners regularly, and a trade group says substances have been rigorously evaluated https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/lifestyle/zero-calorie-sweeteners-could-alter-the-genes-of-later-generations-new-study-warns/