Reposted by Marianne Storå
🍬 Sugar undermines antibiotics
In 158 patients on antibiotics, more sweets meant worse damage to gut bacteria, with one harmful bug taking over. Mice given sugar alongside antibiotics saw that bug expand further and longer.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11077-3
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Sugar-rich foods exacerbate antibiotic-induced microbiome disruption - Nature
Avoiding a diet rich in simple sugars during treatment with antibiotics may mitigate microbiota disruption.
