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Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk

The health food industry has rushed to incorporate so-called sugar alcohols into everything from protein bars to zero-sugar energy drinks to guilt-free desserts over the past decade—and with some justification. Unli…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #erythritol #nutrition #protein #stroke #sugarsubstitutes
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2578485/popular-sweetener-found-in-protein-bars-tied-to-stroke-blood-clot-risk/

Georgiann Baldino Aug 15, 2024

'This research raises some concerns that a standard serving of an erythritol-sweetened food or beverage may acutely stimulate a direct clot-forming effect,' W. H. Wilson Tang, [Cleveland Clinic] 'Erythritol and other sugar alcohols that are commonly used as #SugarSubstitutes should be evaluated for potential long-term health effects especially when such effects are not seen with glucose itself.”
Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/common-artificial-sweetener-linked-to-increased-heart-attack-risk-in-small-study-180984868/ #Nutrition

Common Artificial Sweetener Linked to Increased Heart Attack Risk in Small Study

Healthy people who consumed 30 grams of the sweetener erythritol had an increased risk of blood clot formation, while people who consumed the same amount of glucose did not

Smithsonian Magazine

ImaWorldWatcher🌏May 15, 2023

Don’t use #sugarsubstitutes if you are trying to #loseweight, according the #WorldHealthOrganization.
A systematic review of the #evidence suggests the use of non-sugar #sweeteners, or NSS, “does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing #bodyfat in adults or children.”
“Replacing free sugars with non-sugar sweeteners does not help people control their weight long-term,” said Francesco Branca, director of WHO’s department of #nutrition and #foodsafety.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/health/who-sweeteners-weigh-loss-guideline-wellness/index.html