{"id":252395,"date":"2024-08-08T11:06:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/erythritol-a-common-low-calorie-sweetener-raises-the-risk-of-blood-clotting\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:12:48","slug":"erythritol-a-common-low-calorie-sweetener-raises-the-risk-of-blood-clotting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/erythritol-a-common-low-calorie-sweetener-raises-the-risk-of-blood-clotting\/","title":{"rendered":"Erythritol: A common low-calorie sweetener raises the risk of blood clotting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A popular sugar alternative could harm heart health<\/p>\n

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The low-calorie sweetener<\/a> erythritol makes blood cells more prone to clotting. This may explain why it has been linked to a greater risk of heart attack and stroke<\/a> in recent studies of people already susceptible to these conditions.<\/p>\n

Erythritol is a sugar alcohol found at low concentrations in fruits and vegetables that is about 70 per cent as sweet as sugar. It contains almost no calories, making it a popular sugar substitute, especially in the US and Europe, says Stanley Hazen<\/a> at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. For several decades,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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