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Popular sugar substitute linked to brain cell damage and stroke risk (www.sciencedaily.com)

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Erythritol, a widely used sugar substitute found in many low-carb and sugar-free products, may not be as harmless as once believed. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder reveals that even small amounts of erythritol can harm brain blood vessel cells, promoting constriction, clotting, and inflammation—all of which may raise the risk of stroke.

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[–] etherphon@piefed.world 13 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I fucking knew it, this shit made me feel weird all the time.

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 10 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If you can, avoid any fake sugar. I love science, but science sugar tricking your brain that something is sweet feels wrong.

Or not. I'm not a nutritionist I don't know anything about anything.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Thats because it is wrong, youve hit the nail on the head. Anything that is sweet activates certain receptors on your tongue, and that stimulates the production of insulin. That insulin is then going to travel your body looking for sugars to break down. Thing is, insulin only breaks down sugars, not artificial sweeteners. So its going to break down sugars elsewhere in your body or leave free insulin in your blood. That fucks you up good and leads to diabetes.

ALL ARTIFICAL SWEETENERS ARE BAD, unless you already have diabetes.

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