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Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY Updated November 18, 2024 at 10:54 AM From 2017 to 2020, American obesity prevalence was 41.9% , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over the years the range of sugar substitutes has expanded, and today there are a dizzying array of sugar alternatives available, each with its own flavor and risk profile.
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 .
Maltitol is particularly demonized regarding gastric side effects because it is so easy for food producers to use it in vast quantities (due to its amazingly sugar-like properties) so consumers often end up consuming far more than they could most other sugar alcohols.
According to Britannica, people should thoroughly clean their homes around 10 days before the new year starts in a custom called "sweeping of the grounds" to remove any lingering bad luck ...
According to the advisory, nearly 100,000 US cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths have been linked to alcohol consumption each year. It noted seven types of cancer were linked, including breast ...
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine studied more than 400,000 people over a 24-year period. It showed that replacing just 5 percent of ...
From E. coli traced to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders to mass recalls of frozen waffles due to listeria risk, foodborne illness seems ever-present in the headlines.