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2. Health Benefits of Xylitol Gum

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   Xylitol is a non-glycemic (won't raise your blood sugar) sweetener with a cooling aftertaste produced in plants, fruits, and vegetables. It can also be found in soft drinks, ice creams, jams, and ...

3. Xylitol - Wikipedia

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   Xylitol is used as a sugar substitute in such manufactured products as drugs, dietary supplements, confections, toothpaste, and chewing gum, but is not a common household sweetener. [ 4 ] [ 12 ] Xylitol has negligible effects on blood sugar because its assimilation and metabolism are independent of insulin . [ 12 ]

4. Common low-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and ... - AOL

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   A low-calorie sweetener called xylitol used in many reduced-sugar foods and consumer products such as gum and toothpaste may be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death ...

5. Study Finds Popular Artificial Sweetener Increases Risk of ...

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   Xylitol is a sugar alcohol, used commonly as a low-calorie sweetener in gums, candies, and oral care products. A study links xylitol to risk of heart attack and stroke.

6. Trident (gum) - Wikipedia

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   Trident gum contains the sugar alcohol xylitol, which is known as a "tooth-friendly" sugar. [3] Use of the chemical has been subject to controversy, as it is highly toxic to dogs. [4] [5] Trident has been sued for false labeling over its depiction of a blue mint leaf on its Trident original-flavor gum when the gum lacks any real mint. [6]

7. Chewing gum - Wikipedia

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   Sugar-free gum sweetened with xylitol has been shown to reduce cavities and plaque. [39] [40] [41] The sweetener sorbitol has the same benefit, but is only about one-third as effective as xylitol. [39] Other sugar substitutes, such as maltitol, aspartame and acesulfame K, have also been found to not cause tooth decay.