Side effects and harm of xylitol

Physicochemically speaking, xylitol is cool, like seafood and mung bean, which is not easily decomposed by stomach enzymes and directly enters the intestine. After excessive dosage, it will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, which may cause abdominal discomfort, flatulence and bowel sounds. Moreover, because the absorption rate of xylitol in the intestine is less than 20%, it is easy to accumulate in the intestinal wall and easily cause osmotic diarrhea. According to the constitution of China people, the upper limit of xylitol intake is 50g a day. There should be no problem just chewing gum, but if you eat a lot of other xylitol foods, you need to pay attention to the dosage. Excessive consumption of xylitol will increase blood lipids. Xylitol, like glucose, is a carbohydrate composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. In the initial stage of metabolism, xylitol may not need insulin, but in the later stage of metabolism, it needs insulin to promote it. Therefore, xylitol can not replace glucose to correct metabolic disorder, nor can it reduce blood sugar and urine sugar and improve clinical symptoms. Clinical practice shows that xylitol can't treat diabetes, and if you eat too much xylitol, your blood triglyceride will increase, which will cause coronary atherosclerosis. Therefore, people with diabetes should not eat more xylitol.