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Popular Artificial Sweetener Linked to Higher Risk of Strokes (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/science@lemmy.world

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From low-carb ice cream and keto protein bars to "sugar-free" soda, the artificial sweetener erythritol has become a staple for anyone trying to cut calories or carbs.

However, new research suggests the popular sugar substitute may come with serious downsides—including changes in brain blood vessels that could increase the risk of stroke.

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[–] xep@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Personal gripe but I've never agreed with the term artificial sweetener, they are genuinely sweet, is it because they aren't sucrose/fructose/glucose?

Either way I remember reading about Erythritol from a study on nature.com a while ago. It's one of the unfortunate low-caloric sweeteners that are still linked to obesity and all the problems related to that condition. Best avoided to be on the safe side.

[–] stankmut@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

They aren't artificially sweet, they are a sweetener that is artificial (man-made). As opposed to natural sweeteners that you can just grab from nature.

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