Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers found a link between a blood clot risk and a type of sugar alcohol. (Getty Creative) (Tycson1 via Getty Images) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Erythritol, a common artificial sweetener, was linked to thrombotic risk in healthy volunteers. The nonnutritive ...

For all the flack sugar gets, artificial sweeteners may not have a leg to stand on, either. New research on the artificial sweetener erythritol, which is an ingredient in Truvia, Splenda, and many ...

A popular sugar substitute may increase the risks of heart attacks and stroke, new research has found. The artificial sweetener erythritol may make the platelets in our blood more active, making blood ...

・Erythritol damages brain blood vessel cells, increasing risk of blood clots and stroke in lab studies. ・It reduces nitric oxide and raises endothelin-1, leading to vessel narrowing and reduced ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." New research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology links the sugar alcohol to brain cell damage, ...

The latest "villain" in the never-ending war against sugar substitutes is erythritol, a sugar alcohol. Is this a sugar? An alcohol? Steve and Irving, our miserable hosts of The Dreaded Chemistry ...

Since the invention of the very first sugar substitute saccharin in 1879, scientists have been continuing to look for ways to create the sweet taste of sugar without the calories it has. Recently, ...

They’ve soured on this sugar substitute. Consuming foods that contain erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener and common ingredient in keto diet products, increases the risk of heart attack and ...

A long-term study of Brazilian adults found that higher intake of several widely used artificial sweeteners was linked to faster cognitive decline, especially in people under 60 and those with ...

They’re sweet — but they’re not sugar. Artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes are everywhere, but they also come with concerns that they may contribute to health problems down the road. Now, a ...