A surprising study found that cutting sugar out completely may disrupt gut health and metabolism rather than improve it. Credit: Shutterstock Giving up sugar entirely may not be as beneficial as many people assume. New research presented Saturday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, suggests that completely removing sugar from the diet could have unintended effects on gut and metabolic health. Researchers from the Dasman Diabetes Institute in Kuwait examined what