In the past some scientists have praised erythritol. Are they changing their minds?
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If you eat sugar-free or low-sugar foods or chew sugar-free gum that’s sweetened with non-nutritive sweeteners (meaning it doesn’t add calories) chances are you’re ingesting a sugar alcohol called erythritol. While erythritol occurs naturally in small amounts in certain foods like watermelon grapes and pears the erythritol used in sugar-free or low-sugar products is made in a lab by fermenting corn and is considered a food additive.
As a food additive erythritol is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the Food and Drug Administration. However there is growing evidence that while erythritol may not raise blood sugar levels making it suitable for people with diabetes there may be other adverse effects from consuming it beyond the gas and diarrhea that some people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) experience. This is likely because sugar alcohols are a type of polyol the "P" in FODMAPs.
A new study published August 8 2024 in Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology highlights some of these potential problems. Let’s take a look at what the study found and whether you should be concerned.
