A popular sugar alternative could harm heart health
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The low-calorie sweetener erythritol makes blood cells more prone to clotting. This may explain why it has been linked to a greater risk of heart attack and stroke in recent studies of people already susceptible to these conditions.
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol found at low concentrations in fruits and vegetables that is about 70 per cent as sweet as sugar. It contains almost no calories, making it a popular sugar substitute, especially in the US and Europe, says Stanley Hazen at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. For several decades,…
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Publish date : 2024-08-08 10:00:46
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