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Sweetener used in chewing gum and jam linked to strokes and heart attacks (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 11 points 2 days ago* (2 children)

Fortunately for you, you can read about the experience instead of living it.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/sugarless-gummy-bears-are-not-safe-for-humans/

https://www.boredpanda.com/hilarious-comments-sugarfree-haribo-gummies/

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago

    Fun (?) fact, the reason why those sugarless Haribo Bears are so infamous isn’t because of Xylitol - but rather Maltitol.

    I’m pretty good with most artificial sweeteners, but anything more than ~10g of Maltitol over the course of a day creates the sort of farts that clears rooms - and anything approaching 20g causes such horrendous diarrhoea that I wouldn’t even wish it upon my most constipated enemies.

    Not to mention that Maltitol is also a bit of a bastard in that it still partially raises blood sugar levels - so most strict keto diets either abstain or count it as ~50% carbs.

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