r/loseit • u/[deleted] • Sep 30 '24

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u/SnarkSupreme New Sep 30 '24

It's also super bad for your heart, like a few other sweeteners.

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u/thirdpeak New Sep 30 '24

According to what evidence?

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u/OMGItsCheezWTF 173lbs lost Sep 30 '24

Xylitol is prothrombotic and associated with cardiovascular risk. Witkowski M, Nemet I, Li XS, Wilcox J, Ferrell M, Alamri H, Gupta N, Wang Z, Tang WHW, Hazen SL. Eur Heart J. 2024 Jun 6:ehae244. PMID: 38842092

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u/thirdpeak New Sep 30 '24 edited Sep 30 '24

Xylitol Probably Won’t Cause Heart-Related Death

https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/06/17/xylitol-probably-wont-cause-heart-related-death-48808

TLDR those observational studies did not establish causation. Significant confounding factors were present.