WebMD Ralph Ellis June 10, 2024
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/sugar-substitute-tied-higher-risk-heart-attack-stroke-2024a1000asv?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_ous_240611_etid6586621&uac=305958HN&impID=6586621 High levels of xylitol, a low-calorie sweetener used in many reduced-sugar foods as well as gum and toothpaste, are linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death, says a new study published in the European Heart Journal.
The research team studied more than 3000 people in the US and Europe over 3 years and found that people with the highest amount of xylitol in their plasma were more likely to have a problem with their heart or blood vessels.
To show the early effects of xylitol, researchers studied platelet activity in volunteers who consumed a xylitol-sweetened drink and a glucose-sweetened drink. The xylitol levels went up by 1000 times in people after the xylitol drink but not after the glucose-sweetened drink.
Xylitol is naturally found in small amounts in fruit and vegetables, and it's been used more as a sugar substitute over the past decade in processed foods, toothpaste, chewing gum, and other products.
"It does not mean throw out your toothpaste if it has xylitol in it, but we should be aware that consumption of a product containing high levels could increase the risk of blood clot-related events."
A similar link between erythritol, another sugar substance, and problems with the heart and blood vessels was found last year by the same research team, the release said.
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Simply stated, if its manufactured it most likely will have some "un-natural" effect down the road.
Sugar "substitutes" are a market made for diabetics to "enjoy" a more or less "normal" eating experience. In other words, to continue eating the things that probably assisted in the progression of their disease. It is by no means curative or restorative and does not help in maintenance of the disease. The law of Temperance is the key.
