09/01/2026
BITTER FINDING: A popular sweetener was linked to a 57% higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
Researchers tracked more than 17,700 participants across two large study cohorts and found that those with the highest blood levels of xylitol faced significantly greater cardiovascular danger — even after adjusting for age, obesity, diabetes and other risk factors.
The study, presented at the ESC Cardiology Congress in Germany, also found xylitol may enhance the ability of platelets to form clots.
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