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		inciampati on June 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging Putting chlorine in sugars that get metabolized seems to be a very bad idea because it leads to some very radical compounds getting loose in the cell.

slashdev on June 9, 2023 [–]

Sucralose isn’t metabolized. The body excretes it in the same quantity you take in.

Also table salt is half chlorine and not a health issue (at least not because it contains chlorine).

The body is complex.

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