From low-carb ice cream and keto protein bars to “sugar-free” soda, the artificial sweetener erythritol has become a staple for anyone trying to cut calories or carbs.
However, new research suggests the popular sugar substitute may come with serious downsides—including changes in brain blood vessels that could increase the risk of stroke.
At some point it would turn out that the original sin, aspartame, is the least bad of them all.
Wouldn’t the original sin be sugar?
Hm, I guess. 😄
astpartame is one of the most intensely studied additives and the worst they can come up with is “it might slightly raise the risk of cancer”, which also applies to being on an airplane.
Yeah, which is why I prefer it to any of the much less studied alternatives, if I have to use artificial sweetener. It’s funny how that works.