Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver Disease (scitechdaily.com)

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What I don't get is why it took them decades to figure this out. Why have they been giving us sugar substitutes without understanding what they have been doing to us? Why were these approved for use in the first place?

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[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

Sorbitol

[-] realitista@lemmus.org 1 points 1 week ago

They are strongly implying that this may also apply to other sugar alcohols like erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol, and lactitol.

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