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Common sugar substitute may affect brain and blood vessel health (medicalnewstoday.com)
8 points by speckx 7 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


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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.


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


A-ha! I knew it!

I noticed some time ago that when drinking Pepsi, I started to fart like I was spreading experimental Russian bioweapons

...turns out the normal full-sugar Pepsi had become a half-sugar half-artificial monstrosity because of ... god knows why.

Switched back to full-sugar coke, no more farts.




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