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Study links artificial sweetener erythritol to possible increased risk of heart disease

mazza 2

mazza 2

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Hi Everyone
I've just read an article linking erythritol to strokes and heart attacks. Evidently it causes blood clots. I buy products containing erythritol and use it for cooking as it doesn't spike my blood sugars. I believed it was safe but not so sure now. Does anybody else use this and has anyone read about this? I don't know how to link the article but if you put it into google it will appear. It's a recent study. Thanks
 
EllieM said:
Hi @mazza 2 , there are a number of articles that come up
eg
www.newscientist.com

Artificial sweetener erythritol linked to heart attacks and strokes

Lab experiments show a popular sweetener can prompt clot formation in human blood, while research also links the product with a raised risk of heart attack and stroke
www.newscientist.com www.newscientist.com

Do you mean that one?
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Hi EllieM
I started to read that one but couldn't read the whole article as you have to subscribe so I went to the next article. I think it was cnn.com which is just underneath the new scientist article.
 
OK the CNN one is here
edition.cnn.com

Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack, stroke, study finds

A sugar replacement used in many stevia, monk-fruit, keto and other reduced-sugar products marketed for weight loss and diabetes has been linked to stroke, heart attack and early death, a new study found.
edition.cnn.com edition.cnn.com

Would you like me (or another moderator) to change the title of your thread to be more descriptive
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Study links artificial sweetener erythritol to possible increased risk of heart disease
 
EllieM said:
OK the CNN one is here
edition.cnn.com

Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack, stroke, study finds

A sugar replacement used in many stevia, monk-fruit, keto and other reduced-sugar products marketed for weight loss and diabetes has been linked to stroke, heart attack and early death, a new study found.
edition.cnn.com edition.cnn.com

Would you like me (or another moderator) to change the title of your thread to be more descriptive
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Study links artificial sweetener erythritol to possible increased risk of heart disease
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That would be great. Thanks EllieM.
 
This sweetener is derived from corn. It is from fermenting corn or corn starch, so is creted during alcohol production. It occurs naturally too. I suspect it is not the only sugar alcohol that can cause problems.
 
mazza 2 said:
That would be great. Thanks EllieM.
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Also on CBS
www.cbsnews.com

Zero calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds

A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monk-fruit, and keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a new study.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
Here is a link to part of the study report produced by the Cleveland Clinic.
www.nature.com

The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk - Nature Medicine

Metabolomics analyses reported an increased risk of cardiovascular disease associated with the artificial sweetener erythritol, supported by mechanistic studies showing that high levels of erythritol enhanced platelet reactivity and thrombosis formation.
www.nature.com www.nature.com
 
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Oh no. I’m going to have to switch to stevia or monk fruit as the only “safe”ones left - waits til someone posts links to these being bad too. In reality I’m just going to use ito try and wean myself off all of them other than the odd bit of keto baking I do
 
Looking at the study report that triggered the Cleveland work
clinicaltrials.gov

GeneBank at the Cleveland Clinic: Molecular Determinants of Coronary Artery Disease - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov

GeneBank at the Cleveland Clinic: Molecular Determinants of Coronary Artery Disease - Full Text View.
clinicaltrials.gov clinicaltrials.gov
This study was from records of patient already going or about to undergo intervention procedures for heart problems, so are not general public. Also they were all non caucasian or of Hispanic descent.

None of the reports I discovered seems to have been peer reviewed, and are not in any recognised archive. They carry a disclaimer that the info remains the responsibiility of the author, so this is indeed a single source.
 
HSSS said:
Oh no. I’m going to have to switch to stevia or monk fruit as the only “safe”ones left - waits til someone posts links to these being bad too. In reality I’m just going to use ito try and wean myself off all of them other than the odd bit of keto baking I do
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Sadly erythritol is often used to bulk or sweeten the stevia sweeteners.
 
I've used erythritol and erythritol/stevia combinations for over nine years now. I'm over 80 and it hasn't caused me any issues yet.

Most erythritol I consume is "self administered" in hot drinks or baking rather than from any purchased "keto" etc type products.

ETA Spelling error corrected
 
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Well, I'm hoping this isn't what it seems to be, maybe it depends on how much you have. Is there a safe limit. I use erythritol regularly so I'm hoping it doesn't have that effect on me. I suppose time will tell.
 
I agree with the note of caution on relying on a single source. Though it appears to be showing some correlation, that is not necessarily the same as causation.
 
The PROOF positive provided by the OP posting is not just the possible relation shown by the meta study, but the added information that erythritol has been shown to cause blood clotting in a test tube. This information has not appeared in any proper study report. However, blood in vitro has a known tendancy to clot on its own, and there are many factors that can also affect this. Without a proper description of the steps taken to validate this finding, then we can say there is a suggestion of possible linkage between these sweeteners and CVD, but the jury is out still.

Most of this info seems to trace back to Dr Stanley Hazen. He seems to be a single source at the moment as he owns many of the reports that I have found.
 
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I've had a read of that New Scientist report which says "volunteers considered at low risk of heart attack or stroke consumed food and drinks containing 30 grams of erythritol "

I've only ever used around that much erythritol when I've been baking but never for anything else. Those baked items are usually spilt into around 6 or so portions so no way would I ever actually be scoffing 30g in one go! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
 
30 grams is about 8 teaspoons of Erythritol. That would be an insane amount to consume.
 
ajbod said:
30 grams is about 8 teaspoons of Erythritol. That would be an insane amount to consume.
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I see what they mean about keto icecream
www.gnom-gnom.com

No-Churn Paleo & Keto Ice Cream

A Master Recipe (6 Ways!)
www.gnom-gnom.com
Any guesses what keto meringue would have?

Most keto icecream seems to use 1/3 cup of powdered erythritol as a measure which is quite a lot.
 
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