I wasn't trying to justify erythritol specifically, I was responding to this statement: > "you aren't all that healthy to begin with if you decide to swap norm

I wasn't trying to justify erythritol specifically, I was responding to this statement: > "you aren't all that healthy to begin with if you decide to swap normal sweeteners for chemicals?" I'm pointing out that there are health issues for everybody with "normal sweeteners", so choosing to substitute them doesn't imply that "you aren't all that healthy to begin with".