Study reveals how sugars wipe out important gut bacteria

Dear Doctor: My cousin says she heard that eating sugar pretty much wipes out the beneficial bacteria in our gut. Please tell me that’s not true. I’m an avid baker and love sweets and don’t think that I can give them up. Dear Reader: We can reassure you that the report your cousin is referring to doesn’t claim that sugar outand-out destroys the gut microbiome. But don’t celebrate with a home-bake…