This sweetener may increase the risk of heart attack

He acute myocardial infarction one of Causes the most important of mortality in Spain. Approximately appears annually 140,000 deaths And 5 million hospitalizations due to this disease, according to the Spanish Journal of Cardiology. New Oxford Academy research shows that sweetener xylitolpresent in food and products With low sugar contentmay increase risk from have a heart attack this type.

Doctor-led research Stanley Hazenwas held in Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention Center, located in Ohio, USA. “We gave healthy volunteers typical drink with xylitol to see how far the levels have gone and multiplied by 1000“, the doctor assured. In fact, eating sugar causes glucose level the body can increase 10% or 20%, but it is not multiplied by a thousand. So what is the reason for this increase? Well, after the study, Hazen explained that “humanity has not encountered xylitol levels are so high except in last two decades“, at this time they began to consume processed foods.

Where is xylitol found?

Xylitol detected natural shapein foods such as cauliflower, eggplant, lettuce, mushrooms, spinach, plums, raspberries and strawberries, but always in large quantities. tiny. “If you do math, you literally need a ton of fruit be equivalent diabetic cookies it may have like nine grams of xylitolwhich is the typical amount on the label,” Dr. Hazen explained.

However, with sugar-like sweetnessnose less caloriesxylitol is also produced for Commercial use How natural sweetener. It is found in products such as sugar-free chewing gum, mints, toothpastes, mouthwashes, cough syrups and gummy vitamins. Additionally, it is also found in baked goods, cakes, BBQ sauces, ketchup, etc.

“Xylitol is cheaper make it cane sugartherefore it is increasingly included as sugar substitute in food. Some 12-ounce drinks that use xylitol as the main artificial sweetener may contain 30 grams or more,” the doctor said. Moreover, “you can buy in bulk in the supermarket, where they tell you to use it as a definitive sugar substitute in your home cooking.” However, research has concluded that this sweetener, along with others like it, may be very beneficial. harmful for him metabolic systembecause they force the body to store more calories and therefore weight loss becomes more difficult.