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angrychair

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18. Never got into alternative sweeteners

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2024, 09:26 AM

Aug 2024

But I don't eat a lot of sweets and I use a little honey in my coffee and making my cold tea. I cannot actually think of anything I used sugar in a long time.

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Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 OP

Is erythritol used in Diet Coke? no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #1

Thankfully True Dough Aug 2024 #2

Read the entire article, folks. Joinfortmill Aug 2024 #3

Hypothesis-generating only. Still sugar alcohols whether erythritol, xylitol, mannitol., malitol, sorbitol., etc hlthe2b Aug 2024 #4

Very informative. Thanks much. Joinfortmill Aug 2024 #5

The actual ground leaf of the stevia plant is available, which is natural. Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #6

Thanks for the tip. lark Aug 2024 #9

re:" sugar alcohols whether erythritol, xylitol, mannitol, malitol, sorbitol have...diarrheal/laxative effects, gas" thesquanderer Aug 2024 #11

It had LESS of those side effects--not zero. 10% of erythritol is still fermented/metabolized in the lower hlthe2b Aug 2024 #12

Small sample group. Quadruple dose. Iggo Aug 2024 #19

Good to know Farmer-Rick Aug 2024 #7

I've been avoiding sweeteners in general for health reasons IronLionZion Aug 2024 #8

Wish I could take coffee black, but absolutely can't. lark Aug 2024 #10

Look for low acid beans, like from Sumatra IronLionZion Aug 2024 #13

Yeah, I'm considering trying to wean myself off sweeteners altogether and try coffee with just milk. lark Aug 2024 #15

Dang it. I use erythritol in coffee, chocolate chips, ice cream duhneece Aug 2024 #14

At this point in my life, just about everything is bad for me for some reason or another. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2024 #16

All of the artificial sweeteners are sketchy IbogaProject Aug 2024 #17

Never got into alternative sweeteners angrychair Aug 2024 #18