Dr. Maya Roseman returned to the research corner to reveal an alarming fact: the sweetener erythritol may cause heart attacks. These are sweeteners that are also found in nature, and are used especially in chewing gums because they do not cause tooth decay. Recently, they are also found in sugar substitutes intended to sweeten our coffee or pastries,” she noted.
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She explained: “Erythritol is considered to have no calories, because part of it is not absorbed into the body and part of it that is absorbed leaves the body as it entered without producing energy from it. In a study published this month, it was found that people who have a high level of erythritol in their blood are at a high risk of heart attacks and excessive blood clotting The researchers recommended checking again and being careful before recommending erythritol as a healthy and natural sweetener, because the fact is that even natural substances that are consumed in quantities thousands of times greater than what is found in nature, in the end may be harmful.”
So how do you know if the sugar substitute you have at home contains erythritol? “It is written explicitly on the packaging, each product is listed exactly according to the law from which ingredients it is made. So go check it out,” she concluded.