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hippywife

(22,767 posts)
6. No it doesn't.
Mon Feb 27, 2023, 06:39 PM
Feb 2023

The whole beginning of the article is addressing it in general, then talks about comparative risks, indicating no one is safe ingesting it.

"People with existing risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes, were twice as likely to experience a heart attack or stroke if they had the highest levels of erythritol in their blood, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.

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“If your blood level of erythritol was in the top 25% compared to the bottom 25%, there was about a two-fold higher risk for heart attack and stroke. It’s on par with the strongest of cardiac risk factors, like diabetes,” Hazen said."

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Great samplegirl Feb 2023 #1
I know! Between this and... hippywife Feb 2023 #2
Well, this warning is just for people with heart conditions. PennyC Feb 2023 #3
The study also found effects with healthy people Major Nikon Feb 2023 #5
No it doesn't. hippywife Feb 2023 #6
Anything with sugar alcohols gives me a wicked case of the farts Major Nikon Feb 2023 #4
That's not a bug, it's a feature Warpy Feb 2023 #8
Please note that this is a specific sugar alcohol Warpy Feb 2023 #7
I'm less likely hippywife Feb 2023 #9
Reducing sugar and junk carbs is not a fad PennyC Feb 2023 #10
Oh, my Warpy Feb 2023 #11
OK PennyC Mar 2023 #12
My only use for artificial sweeteners Old Crank Mar 2023 #13
Just to add to this a little... hippywife Mar 2023 #14
Wow -- you never know. PennyC Mar 2023 #15
Yeah, Dr. Atkins was a quack. hippywife Mar 2023 #16
I am very sorry to hear this. PennyC Mar 2023 #17
No one in my family... hippywife Mar 2023 #18
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