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Re:Children's daily sugar consumption halved just a year aft... by FriedrichN on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @09:34AM (#40926727)
I have yet to encounter a soda that uses sugar alcohols, most use aspartame, ace-K, sucralose, or stevia. Those don't bother me at all.

But the side-effects of sugar alcohols are pretty well known (especially to anyone who has had the pleasure of eating beyond their threshold). I haven't searched for any papers but I'm sure you'll find plenty that conclude that many people have adverse reactions to sugar alcohols.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_alcohol#Side_effects

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Re:Children's daily sugar consumption halved just a year aft... by reedf1 on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @09:38AM (#40926770)
It's in sugar free red bull unfortunately.
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Re:Children's daily sugar consumption halved just a year aft... by FriedrichN on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @09:56AM (#40926956)
Not where I live (ace-K and sucralose). Maybe it differs per region.
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