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Scientists Link Popular Sugar Substitute to Liver Disease (scitechdaily.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/science@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39956162

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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[–] 19 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Well, sorbitol makes you shit like the devil's own firehose, so if anyone thought it was totally fine they were probably not paying attention.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    After a certain age you may opt hor whetever moves it through ya

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Naturally occurring sorbitol in prunes is what makes them a good laxative. And honestly, the extreme diarrhea from sorbitol isn’t related to what this article is saying is a potential health problem.

    But the amount of sorbitol needed to cause liver strain as described in the article is going to be more than the amount needed to cause diarrhea, so it seems like a moot point.

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