Day: February 20, 2026

This has been a concern for some time. But it’s also hard to unlink sugar free sweeteners from the primary persons who are most likely to consume them.

Diabetics are at a much higher risk of heart attack, as are those who have a diet heavy in processed foods due to salt (raises blood pressure by causing more water in blood) and saturated fats (narrows arteries).

Like so many ingredients widely used in processed foods, the biggest risk with erythritol may be what the health claims mask – as it’s “crutch” in an otherwise unheathy diet with too much refined carbohydrates, refined sugars, salt, and saturated fats.

A lot of science opposing artificial sweeteners is put out by those with known links or sympathies with American sugar growers (sugar beat growers in the midwest and sugar cane growers in the south). Erythritol and other sugar alcohols also can make people quite gassy and upset stomachs, which is an entirely different issue.