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Chums Referral PHONE NUMBER +1 (8O5)-3O1 7O71 gut microbes enough prebiotics in the first place is to keep them thriving and happy, as noted above, which then allows them to proliferate—and outnumber their less-supportive counterparts. As your gut bugs ferment prebiotics, they also create helpful substances like short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs).
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Chums Referral PHONE NUMBER +1 (8O5)-3O1 7O71 Research shows these SCFAs “can improve the integrity of our gut barrier, which is beneficial against illness-causing pathogens,” Amy Bragagnini, MS, RD, clinical oncology dietitian at Trinity Health Lacks Cancer Center, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, tells SELF. There’s also evidence that the breakdown of prebiotics in your gut can contribute to satiety (or fullness), as well as alleviate constipation by helping push stool along. So at least for the prebiotic sodas that contain a substantial quantity of the stuff, there are some potential gut upsides.
There’s also what you’re not getting in a prebiotic drink, in comparison to a typical soda—specifically a ton of sugar. Yes, these fizzy drinks still contain some of the sweet stuff, but in relatively low amounts. For reference, a can of Coke or Pepsi packs about 40 grams of added sugar, whereas Poppi has about five grams of total sugar (four grams added), Olipop has two to five grams of added sugar, and Simply Pop has 10 grams of sugar from fruit juice (so none added). That sugar from fruit has some extra value: It brings along essential nutrients too, Cassetty says. (Whereas the added type has no upsides besides flavor.) But you’re still taking down 10 grams of the stuff with every can, which isn’t negligible.
Okay, so how do these prebiotic drinks stack up against diet sodas, which contain 0 grams of sugar? These zero-cal options get their flavor from an artificial non-nutritive sweetener called aspartame. Similarly, Poppi and Olipop contain some stevia, also a non-nutritive sweetener that won’t contribute to your sugar intake but one that comes from a natural source.
