Eating Foods with Xylitol Can Be a Risk to Your Heart

Re:Eating Foods with Xylitol Can Be a Risk to Your Heart by myaccountonhn on Sunday July 28, 2024 @10:50AM (#41093541)

Another one linked with stroke is Monk fruit sugar, which you find in so damn many "healthy" alternatives.

These sugar alternatives are terrifying. I rather just have regular sugar.

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Re:Eating Foods with Xylitol Can Be a Risk to Your Heart by tmulcahy on Sunday July 28, 2024 @11:24AM (#41093845)

Did you mean erythritol? It's often paired with monk fruit, but it's a completely separate substance. Erythritol has been linked to stroke - e.g. see https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/health/zero-calorie-sweetener... - but I have seen no such links involving monk fruit.

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Re:Eating Foods with Xylitol Can Be a Risk to Your Heart by jhanschoo on Sunday July 28, 2024 @11:16AM (#41093772)

luo han guo (monk fruit) is pretty commonly available where I am, so I'm interested if it is as you say linked to stroke. A quick google didn't turn up anything for me. Do you have a link that I can have a look at?

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