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ooliiu@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Sweetener used in chewing gum and jam linked to strokes and heart attacks

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Sweetener used in chewing gum and jam linked to strokes and heart attacks

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ooliiu@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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High blood levels of xylitol associated with higher risk of major cardiovascular events, in largest study of its kind
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    Xylotol in small amounts tastes sweet and kills the bacteria breaking you teeth. In large quantities it makes you shit hit liquid.

    Edit: hit should have been hot as in burning, 37C not erotic. ;)

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      In large quantities it makes you shit hit liquid.

      I guess I’ve never had a large quantity as I don’t know what it’s like to shit hit liquid.

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        I ate too many gummy bears and my toilet afterward went triple platinum

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          • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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            You need more fiber in your diet. Eat a vegetable or a bean for once in your life.

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        Fortunately for you, you can read about the experience instead of living it.

        https://www.vice.com/en/article/sugarless-gummy-bears-are-not-safe-for-humans/

        https://www.boredpanda.com/hilarious-comments-sugarfree-haribo-gummies/

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          Fun (?) fact, the reason why those sugarless Haribo Bears are so infamous isn’t because of Xylitol - but rather Maltitol.

          I’m pretty good with most artificial sweeteners, but anything more than ~10g of Maltitol over the course of a day creates the sort of farts that clears rooms - and anything approaching 20g causes such horrendous diarrhoea that I wouldn’t even wish it upon my most constipated enemies.

          Not to mention that Maltitol is also a bit of a bastard in that it still partially raises blood sugar levels - so most strict keto diets either abstain or count it as ~50% carbs.

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          Yes, but what is “hit liquid”?

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            I think they meant “hot liquid”

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              Indeed.

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      and flat out kills your dog

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        So does chocolate. Let’s ban that too?

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