{"id":5763,"date":"2023-03-21T17:53:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eis-macher.de\/?p=5763"},"modified":"2024-09-05T17:44:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T15:44:56","slug":"erythritol-dangerous-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eis-macher.de\/en\/eisherstellung\/erythrit-gefaehrlich-oder-nicht\/","title":{"rendered":"Erythritol dangerous or not?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Erythritol or rather use sugar?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Erythritol is a very popular sweetener especially in the low carb scene. Recently, in the very renowned Journal \"Nature Medicine\" an article<\/strong> (\"The aritifical sweetener erythritol and cardiovasuclar event risk\", Witkowski et al., 2023<\/a>) appeared, which raises some questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is erythritol dangerous? Will I harm my health if I use it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We want to find answers to these questions for ourselves. Nevertheless, I can only give you Insights into my reflections<\/strong> give. Everyone must form his own opinion<\/strong> and make a decision for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is erythritol?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The study that changes everything?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does this mean for me now?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Should I continue to use erythritol?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Personal conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. what is erythritol?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It is a Sugar substitute<\/strong>, which has many advantages over table sugar and other sugar substitutes. It has almost no calories<\/strong> and influenced not the blood sugar level<\/strong>. It also counteracts the Counteract caries formation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    No wonder there is now a Variety of food<\/strong> that are sweetened with it. It is found, for example, in yogurt, muesli, chewing gum and many other products. Especially in the Low carb and keto movement<\/strong> it is frequently used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Erythritol is also formed naturally in the body<\/strong> and some Fruits and vegetables<\/strong> also contain it. However, this is to a much lesser extent than in industrially sweetened foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Also in ice<\/strong> it brings with it a number of advantages. For one we save ourselves calories<\/strong> and at the same time erythritol creates that the ice cream at low temperatures creamier<\/strong> remains than with household sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. the study that changes everything?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    At the end of February is now a scientific paper in \"Nature Medicine\"<\/a> came out, which makes some waves. Unfortunately, you can't get to the whole article without paying. But let's take a look anyway at what the Core statements<\/strong> are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The study found that erythritol was associated with a increased risk<\/strong> for cardiovascular events such as Heart attack and stroke, but also death<\/strong> can be associated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That's quite a hammer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More specifically, it was found that in the studied group of patients who had relevant complaints or died, the proportion of individuals who had high erythritol levels in the blood<\/strong> had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, this alone is not enough for such a study. This result was also statistically significant. This means that the differences were so pronounced that it was unlikely that this accumulation is coincidental<\/strong> can be. This has been confirmed in various analyses and patient cohorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. what does this mean for me now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It is now in my opinion too early to panic<\/strong>. On the one hand there were previous studies<\/strong>, which uses erythritol as harmless<\/strong> have classified. Otherwise, this sweetener would not have been allowed to be used. On the other hand, a connection still means a long time not that something is the trigger<\/strong> is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Of course, the result should not be dismissed in any case!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On the one hand, the study has shown that erythritol reduces the Promotes blood clotting<\/strong> and thus increase the risk of blood clots. However, this is still No proof<\/strong> for heart attack, stroke or death to have been triggered by erythritol. In addition, all examined patients<\/strong> already preloaded<\/strong> and had an increased risk of cardiovascular events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Further studies are required<\/strong>, to evaluate the long-term safety of erythritol and, in general, other sweeteners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. should I continue to use erythritol?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    This is, as I said, a decision that each for himself meet<\/strong> must. I am not a doctor and I do not know your medical history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In particular, people who have a increased risk of cardiovascular events or thrombosis<\/strong> should consider the use of sugar alcohols (e.g., sorbitol, mannitol, isomalt, xylitol, erythritol) with their Discuss doctor<\/strong> and better refrain<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In any case, forewarned is forearmed. Question yourselves, how much erythritol you consume<\/strong>. If you occasionally eat a scoop of ice cream with the sugar substitute and have no pre-existing conditions, the risk is probably manageable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, if you have chosen a diet based on sugar substitutes, you should be careful and stop taking them. reduce<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, it is not an alternative now to use sugar again, because here too there is a large study<\/strong>which was recently published (Kelly R.K. et al, BMC Medicine, 2023<\/a>). It showed a Relationship between increased sugar intake<\/strong> in the sense of \"free sugar\" (i.e. added and not naturally occurring, as in fruit) and a increased risk of heart disease and stroke.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. personal conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    So far I have only a few Recipes with erythritol<\/strong> published. This includes my Chocolate ice cream without sugar<\/a>, a vegan vanilla ice cream<\/a> and a Low carb chocolate sauce<\/a>. I will certainly continue to test, eat and publish recipes with it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It's like with all things. Be it sugar, salt or sugar substitute. As long as you don't have any health limitations, it's okay to eat anything to enjoy in moderation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And as delicious as ice cream may be, you should only treat yourself to it as a treat every once in a while, and it do not exaggerate<\/strong>. Just because an ice cream has fewer calories, you should not be tempted to eat more of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    What do you think? Will you do without erythritol in the future? Feel free to write your opinion in the comments.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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