Xylitol is sugar-free.

Don't limit your diet because xylitol is sugar-free. For example, "sugar-free" pastries with xylitol, even if they don't have sucrose, are high-calorie foods, and eating too much of them can have a big impact on postprandial blood sugar. Especially for those suffering from insulin-induced hypoglycemia, xylitol is prohibited.

Xylitol, native to Finland, is a natural plant sweetener extracted from birch, oak, corn cobs, bagasse and other plants. Xylitol reduces the production of caries bacteria and tartar, and is effective in preventing dental caries.

Xylitol has no significant effect on elevated blood sugar, but also does not lower blood sugar and correct metabolic disorders. But some of the sugar-free food has exaggerated publicity suspicion, manufacturers just reduce the amount of sugar; in addition, some are using food additives sweeteners instead of sugar.

In order to maintain the taste, almost all sugar-free food added "semi-natural" sweeteners, including sugar alcohols (such as xylitol, maltitol), peptides (such as aspartame), sweet glycosides (such as stevia sugar, licorice sugar), and purely synthetic sweeteners (such as acesulfame, sweeteners, etc.).

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Consumption of xylitol precautions

Moderate xylitol Metabolism is not required to participate in insulin and does not cause an increase in blood glucose levels, so it is considered a good condiment for diabetics who cannot consume refined sugars.

But that doesn't mean it's okay to be bold and liberal with your intake. In any case, xylitol also has calories, 1 gram of xylitol will produce 2.4 kcal, only 40% less than the calories produced by 1 gram of sugar, if long-term excessive intake will still cause obesity.

The metabolism of xylitol does not require the participation of insulin, but if excessive intake, increased calories at the same time will also increase the burden on the pancreas, but may cause an increase in blood sugar.

Overdose will also lead to diarrhea, this is because xylitol in the intestinal absorption rate is very low, most of them will be accumulated in the intestinal wall, when xylitol more than 30 grams, it will cause diarrhea. Therefore, healthy people xylitol can not eat more, a day's intake is best not more than 30 grams.

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