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Common sweetener linked to brain vessel damage, stroke risk

Common sweetener linked to brain vessel damage, stroke risk

Jennifer Sandlin
Jun 19, 2025
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A team of scientists from the University of Colorado, Boulder just published an article, "The non-nutritive sweetener erythritol adversely affects brain microvascular endothelial cell function," in the Journal of Applied Physiology, warning about the potential risks of the sweetener erythritol.

Adding to previous research that lin…

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