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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by m463 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @03:26AM (#31566948)
it's important to note that xylitol is a laxative. (and it is harmful or fatal to dogs)
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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by njt on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @12:09PM (#31571272)
My relatives found this out the hard way last week, they made a low-calorie cake which was sweetened with xylitol, which their dog got into -- they left it on the kitchen table for a few minutes to cool and he managed to jump on and gavone half of it before they saw him.

They had to take him to the vet where they fed him charcoal and pumped his stomach. =-/

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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by jml7c5 on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @12:26PM (#31571482)
The risk there wasn't diarrhea, but life-threatening toxicity. See: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/food-hazards/xylit...
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Re:The enzyme that puts branches of glucose on stevia (2019) by tonetheman on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @07:14AM (#31568217)
Xylitol is also found in nasal sprays. It was even tested to see if it helped with covid in that form. I could not find the study but I think it helped a bit.
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