Popular sugar substitutes may be bad for your heart health
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The low-calorie sweetener erythritol makes blood cells more likely to clot, which may explain why it has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in recent studies of people who are already susceptible to these diseases.
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol found in small concentrations in fruits and vegetables that is about 70% as sweet as sugar and contains almost no calories, making it a popular sugar substitute, especially in the United States and Europe. Stanley Hazen At the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. For decades…
Source: www.newscientist.com
