Common sugar substitute shown to impair brain cells, boost stroke risk
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Then you wouldn’t click the link to find out what it was.
Yeah but shit like this makes me not want to read the article at all. I just skim it until I find what the thing is.
Just like some annoying marketing campaigns with ads that you have no fucking idea what they are about (like “.it’s coming”, “soon” and shit like that) and only find out like a month later when they make a new campaign actually telling you that. I will never engage with that company or buy the product just because I hate ads like that.
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What’s crazy is that I wasn’t familiar with erythritol, and searched to see what had it as an ingredient. The entire first page of results were almost all the same AI generated cream touting the benefits of erythritol, like they were trying to sell me on it. And no specific foods were listed that had it as an ingredient.
There were a lot of things like “consider the delicious possibilities that erythritol can bring to your table.” Someone is trying to sell it that hard, then that alone tells me I should probably avoid it.
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What’s crazy is that I wasn’t familiar with erythritol, and searched to see what had it as an ingredient. The entire first page of results were almost all the same AI generated cream touting the benefits of erythritol, like they were trying to sell me on it. And no specific foods were listed that had it as an ingredient.
There were a lot of things like “consider the delicious possibilities that erythritol can bring to your table.” Someone is trying to sell it that hard, then that alone tells me I should probably avoid it.
That’s the new normal for internet search results, not a concerted effort by big erythritol…
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Yeah but shit like this makes me not want to read the article at all. I just skim it until I find what the thing is.
Just like some annoying marketing campaigns with ads that you have no fucking idea what they are about (like “.it’s coming”, “soon” and shit like that) and only find out like a month later when they make a new campaign actually telling you that. I will never engage with that company or buy the product just because I hate ads like that.
Oh, I hate it too, but it’s going to continue happening as long as there are more users that increase website traffic and generate ad revenue by falling for the clickbait than there are that avoid the product entirely because of it.
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Our study adds to the evidence suggesting that non-nutritive sweeteners that have generally been purported to be safe, may not come without negative health consequences,”
No. It adds to research about this sweetener. You can’t generalize beyond that.
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Wouldn’t using normal sugar, but not a fuckton of it, be better?
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That sounds healthy and not profitable in any way. Get out of here with that shit.
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The Research of Top 10 Brands of Containing Erythritol Products – Jointen
Abstract: Sugar-reduced food and beverage products have become a global trend and fashion, with Erythritol ingredients already attracting attention as natural calorie-free sweeteners. Several large multinational companies have already launched the first batch of products in 2019-2021, receiving positive feedback from the market and consumers. Companies with sensitive business sense are actively laying out to develop the market, and we must seize the trend of the new era and not miss the good opportunity.
(jointen-tech.com)
Splenda doesn’t contain erythritol. That makes that whole article suspect.
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Artificial Sweetener Erythritol Linked to Brain Vascular Cell Dysfunction
Learn how erythritol affects brain blood vessels - keep reading for essential clinical insights and implications for sweetener use.
European Medical Journal (www.emjreviews.com)
Source that actually names the thing in its title.
Unfortunately it’s of course barely readable for laypeople. So is there a safe upper limit? Like if I put a teaspoon of it in my cup of coffee, am I destroying my brain?
Cells were treated with 6 mM erythritol, replicating the concentration found in a typical serving of an artificially sweetened drink, for three hours.
What’s “mM”?
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Artificial Sweetener Erythritol Linked to Brain Vascular Cell Dysfunction
Learn how erythritol affects brain blood vessels - keep reading for essential clinical insights and implications for sweetener use.
European Medical Journal (www.emjreviews.com)
Source that actually names the thing in its title.
Unfortunately it’s of course barely readable for laypeople. So is there a safe upper limit? Like if I put a teaspoon of it in my cup of coffee, am I destroying my brain?
Cells were treated with 6 mM erythritol, replicating the concentration found in a typical serving of an artificially sweetened drink, for three hours.
What’s “mM”?
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Ah. I remember that from desperately trying to wrap my head around it in Chemistry class. Thank you, it’s impossible to search for.
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Eritritolo: pro e contro del dolcificante naturale
Il dolcificante naturale eritritolo non apporta calorie e non aumenta la glicemia. Gli effetti a lungo termine, però, non sono ancora chiari: limitarne il consumo è la scelta migliore
Fondazione Umberto Veronesi (www.fondazioneveronesi.it)
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Yep. Erythiol has a molecular weight of 122 g/mol, so 6 mM is the same as 0.732 g/liter.
It should be noted that the cells were exposed to the full concentration in the drinks, so the concentration they encountered is much higher than it is when it has been diluted by all the water in our bodies after we drink it.
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Not for diabetics
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Splenda doesn’t contain erythritol. That makes that whole article suspect.
Splenda the brand certainly sells erythritol; it’s not their main product
Edit: Here’s the one from my cupboard
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Why cannot they just put erythriol in the title?
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Yeah but shit like this makes me not want to read the article at all. I just skim it until I find what the thing is.
Just like some annoying marketing campaigns with ads that you have no fucking idea what they are about (like “.it’s coming”, “soon” and shit like that) and only find out like a month later when they make a new campaign actually telling you that. I will never engage with that company or buy the product just because I hate ads like that.
I never click on clickbait. I refuse to support anyone who engages in that practice.
Skimming the article is the same as reading it in full - they just want to place their cookies, and clicking the link is enough to do that if you don’t go through all the settings including turning off all the “legitimate interest” options - and that is often a pain to do.
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I never click on clickbait. I refuse to support anyone who engages in that practice.
Skimming the article is the same as reading it in full - they just want to place their cookies, and clicking the link is enough to do that if you don’t go through all the settings including turning off all the “legitimate interest” options - and that is often a pain to do.
I have an extension that automatically does cookies for me
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Splenda the brand certainly sells erythritol; it’s not their main product
Edit: Here’s the one from my cupboard
Ingredients:
“Maltodextrin, Monk Fruit Extract”
No mention of erythritol.
Splenda Monk Fruit Sweetener Pouch | Zero Calorie Sweetener. Tastes Like Sugar
Our Splenda Monk Fruit Sweetener Pouch is made with monk fruit extract and is zero calories! Enjoy sweetness that satisfies, without the calories.
Splenda® (www.splenda.com)
Not all monk fruit sweeteners contain erythritol.
Does All Monk Fruit Have Erythritol? | Sweet Clarity
Not all monk fruit sweeteners contain erythritol; some are pure monk fruit extract without additives.
(wellwisp.com)
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Ingredients:
“Maltodextrin, Monk Fruit Extract”
No mention of erythritol.
Splenda Monk Fruit Sweetener Pouch | Zero Calorie Sweetener. Tastes Like Sugar
Our Splenda Monk Fruit Sweetener Pouch is made with monk fruit extract and is zero calories! Enjoy sweetness that satisfies, without the calories.
Splenda® (www.splenda.com)
Not all monk fruit sweeteners contain erythritol.
Does All Monk Fruit Have Erythritol? | Sweet Clarity
Not all monk fruit sweeteners contain erythritol; some are pure monk fruit extract without additives.
(wellwisp.com)
