Common sugar substitute may affect brain and blood vessel health

8 speckx 3 5/5/2025, 2:14:05 PM medicalnewstoday.com ↗

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kurtis_reed · 9h ago
Please put the name in the title
tocs3 · 8h ago
Erythritol

Erythritol is a sugar alcohol widely used as a noncaloric sweetener in sugar-free products, such as keto-friendly snack bars, energy drinks, and sugar-free chewing gum.

The findings suggest it increases oxidative stress and reduces nitric oxide production in brain blood vessel cells, which may impair blood flow, contributing to a higher risk of vascular events like stroke.

treetalker · 8h ago
Not to mention irritable bowel syndrome and abnormal flatulence: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5093271/