Dr. Barry Dworkin

Scientists develop low calorie sugar, Tagatose. Cost and whether this is scalable for mass market food production remains unanswered.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 19, 2026

Source:
Scientists Found a Sugar That’s Sweet, Low-Calorie, And Doesn’t Spike Insulin

Reference:
Reversal of the Leloir pathway to promote galactose and tagatose synthesis from glucose

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