Xylitol Linked To Strokes and Heart Attacks, Study Finds
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A common artificial sweetening substance has been associated with an increase in heart attacks, strokes and deaths.
A common sweetener used in jams and chewing gum has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
High levels of xylitol, also known as birch sugar, have been linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. It is found in a number of products.
A new study conducted in Germany has revealed that consuming high amounts of xylitol, a sweetener found in many products including 'sugar-free' chewing gum, may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The study found that people with high blood levels of xylitol had up to 57% higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
What a study showed in several thousand volunteers, whom scientists followed for 6 to 30 years. The post Xylitol: The well-known artificial sweetener may increase the risk of heart attacks appeared first on Iatropedia.
Xylitol Linked To Strokes and Heart Attacks, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A common sweetener used in products such as chewing gum, toothpaste, jam, yoghurts and ice-cream has been linked to an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks and death. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol present in some natural foods in very low amounts. It is also added -- often in amounts 1,000 times higher -- to artificially sweeten foods, beverages and oral care products. Despite its growing u…
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