enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Xylitol - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol

   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] [6] [14] Xylitol has negligible effects on blood sugar because its assimilation and metabolism are independent of insulin. [14]

3. Health Benefits of Xylitol Gum

   www.aol.com/health-benefits-xylitol-gum...

   A Quick Review. Chewing xylitol gum may help prevent cavities, reduce the risk of tooth decay, and support your tooth enamel. It increases saliva production, which protects your teeth from ...

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

   www.aol.com/news/common-low-calorie-sweetener...

   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. Common sugar substitute linked to increased risk of heart ...

   www.aol.com/news/xylitol-linked-increased-heart...

   Getty Images. The safety of sugar substitutes is once again being called into question. Researchers led by the Cleveland Clinic linked the low-calorie sugar substitute xylitol to an increased risk ...

6. Trident (gum) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_(gum)

   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. Maltitol - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltitol

   Maltitol is a sugar alcohol (a polyol) used as a sugar substitute and laxative. It has 75–90% of the sweetness of sucrose (table sugar) and nearly identical properties, except for browning. It is used to replace table sugar because it is half as calorific, does not promote tooth decay, and has a somewhat lesser effect on blood glucose.