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Just wondering why sugar alcohols like sorbitol and erythritol were excluded from this study.

• bloaf 4y ago
  I'm more curious about Allulose[1] which is claimed to have anti-hyperglycemic effects by reducing glucose absorption in the intestines. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psicose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psicose https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32708827/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32708827/
• heisenbit 4y ago
  By messing with part of the fructose transport mechanisms sugar alcohols are messing with the microbiome so likely would have stood out. There is a reason at least here there are labels warning of too much consumption.
  • anjel 4y ago
    Erythritol as a NNS is claimed/marketed not to effect the gut biome, indeed to pass through the body unmetabolized.
    • ta988 4y ago
      This is a bit more complicated, it is not really metabolized but it does have a big impact because it is absorbed by the gut and also change bacterial populations... https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/10/suppl_1/S31/5307224 https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/10/suppl_1/S31/530...
      • petra 4y ago
        According to the article in the link, erythritol doesn't change bacterial populations.
        • ta988 4y ago
          Yes that mean that in their experimental setting it didn't change. Doesn't mean it doesn't in other conditions or when measured by other means.
    • dataangel 4y ago
      generally any alternative sugar that isn't metabolized by you is metabolized by bacteria
      • ohiovr 4y ago
        I could see how this would relate to sugar cravings. Or sweet craving. More and more of a certain kind of bacteria lines the gut and grows better in it's main food supply. So what breaks these NNSs down?
• mirekrusin 4y ago
  ...or xylitol?