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Quixote1818

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20. Part sounds like more reverse causation junk science but one part caught my eye in a big way.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2023, 01:34 AM

Feb 2023

Last edited Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:45 AM - Edit history (1)

They are taking people who already have major health problems are probably obease, have metabolic syndrom to begin with and are switching from sugar to these artificial sweetners near the end of their life to get a handle on things like insulin resistance.

However, this part does show cause and effect: Additional lab and animal research presented in the paper revealed that erythritol appeared to be causing blood platelets to clot more readily. Clots can break off and travel to the heart, triggering a heart attack, or to the brain, triggering a stroke.

After reading that part I would not touch the stuff.

Then I found this fellow who noticed the same thing:

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Zero calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds [View all] Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 OP

Seems to be used in Keto products Sanity Claws Feb 2023 #1

It's not just for keto. hippywife Feb 2023 #8

We use Truvia and this is in it... NOT good news. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #10

I eat some erythritol exboyfil Feb 2023 #2

Oh, great Bayard Feb 2023 #3

There are times you want to promote blood clotting Warpy Feb 2023 #4

Does anyone know if this is the sweetner used in zero calorie soft drinks? brush Feb 2023 #5

Read the label. I never drink soft drinks, so don't know. sinkingfeeling Feb 2023 #6

I think they use aspartame Diraven Feb 2023 #7

Most soft drinks use aspartame or sucralose but some sports drinks use erythritol wishstar Feb 2023 #16

Thank you. brush Feb 2023 #17

Thank you for posting this. n/t Hope22 Feb 2023 #9

I'm all for science. But give me real unadulterated food. Only the body knows what to do with it. bucolic_frolic Feb 2023 #11

Well, I cook with this stuff! PennyC Feb 2023 #12

Number one ingredient in Truvia mountain grammy Feb 2023 #13

You can find bags of Stevia that don't have erythritol wishstar Feb 2023 #18

Because of my weird chemical sensitivities, I long ago learned to avoid ANYTHING niyad Feb 2023 #14

I use Sweetleaf liquid sweetener. phylny Feb 2023 #15

I looked at all of my sugar free products-gum, soda, ice cream, candy and none have erythritol wishstar Feb 2023 #19

Part sounds like more reverse causation junk science but one part caught my eye in a big way. Quixote1818 Feb 2023 #20

That was Delphinus Feb 2023 #21

I wonder if you can just take a baby aspirin whenever you eat anything with this? LOL nt Quixote1818 Feb 2023 #22