Post by Chip on Apr 24, 2024 18:00:47 GMT -5
vangogh,
Sorry, but I have had 8 people from my close family suffer terrible gas and (some had) diarrhea from sugar alcohols. Xylitol, erythritol, and other "ols." I made 5 pounds of chocolate and took it to my church for my parishioners who asked for them. All 12 of them came back with "terrible gas" stories, some of them absolutely hilarious! So that's 20 people I personally know that have suffered these after effects.
Sucralose and splenda, as well as some of the other plant based non-cane sugars seem to do quite well with most people.
I am not arguing the negative impact of cane sugar at all. I am simply stating that for many people, sugar alcohols cause gastrointestinal distress. From my, albeit small, personal sampling I stand by that statement.
And I am 70, am 5'11" tall and weigh 180 pounds. I regularly use splenda in my tea, coffee and baked goods I make. Have I had health issues? Absolutely. Many of them associated with my time after being drafted in 1971.
One last note: I am not saying that all people suffer from adverse effects from sugar alcohols. Maybe it's just the crowd I hang out with.
Another thought: sugar alcohols often cause explosive gastrointestinal results. Sorry but your statement is a classic misrepresentation of the facts, as evidenced by the words "often" and "explosive". Most sugar alcohols rarely cause any impact whatsoever when consumed in reasonable amounts, which is why they are now prevalent in countless products at every major grocery store. The few that are linked to varying degrees of mild upset like Xylitol only cause these issues for a subset of people and only above moderate quantities.
Meanwhile sugar is indisputably linked to diabetes -- a disease now affecting 38.4 million Americans or 11.6% of the population. Diabetes is currently rated #8 in the top 10 causes of death in the U.S.
I just had half of an excellent Erythritol chocolate bar after lunch yesterday and zero, zip, zilch GI impact. Also had sucralose-sweetened tea for breakfast, same w/coffee for lunch, an aspartame Mt. Dew on ice after dinner, and finally a big bowl of Maltitol-sweetened Bryer's sugar-free vanilla ice cream for desert with splendra-sweetened sugar free whip cream and the remaining half of that chocolate bar crushed and sprinkled on top. I had precisely zero GI issues at any point during the day or night, and that entire routine is roughty what I've consumed daily for years. I'm 46, weigh 145lbs, I'm tall/athletic, muscular, and in good health aside from controlled asthma that predated the sugar-free era.
Meanwhile my Dad who drank sugar sodas and ate sugar deserts was already obese and diagnosed with diabetes by age 40. He still struggles with diabetes sometimes, but far less now that he's spent a few years on a keto diet and only consumes sugar alcohol products.
Cheers.
Sorry, but I have had 8 people from my close family suffer terrible gas and (some had) diarrhea from sugar alcohols. Xylitol, erythritol, and other "ols." I made 5 pounds of chocolate and took it to my church for my parishioners who asked for them. All 12 of them came back with "terrible gas" stories, some of them absolutely hilarious! So that's 20 people I personally know that have suffered these after effects.
Sucralose and splenda, as well as some of the other plant based non-cane sugars seem to do quite well with most people.
I am not arguing the negative impact of cane sugar at all. I am simply stating that for many people, sugar alcohols cause gastrointestinal distress. From my, albeit small, personal sampling I stand by that statement.
And I am 70, am 5'11" tall and weigh 180 pounds. I regularly use splenda in my tea, coffee and baked goods I make. Have I had health issues? Absolutely. Many of them associated with my time after being drafted in 1971.
One last note: I am not saying that all people suffer from adverse effects from sugar alcohols. Maybe it's just the crowd I hang out with.
Meanwhile sugar is indisputably linked to diabetes -- a disease now affecting 38.4 million Americans or 11.6% of the population. Diabetes is currently rated #8 in the top 10 causes of death in the U.S.
I just had half of an excellent Erythritol chocolate bar after lunch yesterday and zero, zip, zilch GI impact. Also had sucralose-sweetened tea for breakfast, same w/coffee for lunch, an aspartame Mt. Dew on ice after dinner, and finally a big bowl of Maltitol-sweetened Bryer's sugar-free vanilla ice cream for desert with splendra-sweetened sugar free whip cream and the remaining half of that chocolate bar crushed and sprinkled on top. I had precisely zero GI issues at any point during the day or night, and that entire routine is roughty what I've consumed daily for years. I'm 46, weigh 145lbs, I'm tall/athletic, muscular, and in good health aside from controlled asthma that predated the sugar-free era.
Meanwhile my Dad who drank sugar sodas and ate sugar deserts was already obese and diagnosed with diabetes by age 40. He still struggles with diabetes sometimes, but far less now that he's spent a few years on a keto diet and only consumes sugar alcohol products.
Cheers.