Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
The remnant unabsorbed xylitol that escapes fermentation is excreted unchanged, mostly in feces; less than 2 g of xylitol out of every 100 g ingested is excreted via urine. [22] Xylitol ingestion also increases motilin secretion, which may be related to xylitol's ability to cause diarrhea. [23]
A common low-calorie sweetener called xylitol, found in gum, candy, toothpaste and more, may cause clots that can lead to heart attack and stroke, a new study found.
Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that as many as one in two adults experience short-term bouts, while one in 10 may ...
Insomnia can be grouped into primary and secondary, or comorbid, insomnia. [124] [125] [126] Primary insomnia is a sleep disorder not attributable to a medical, psychiatric, or environmental cause. [127] There are three main types of primary insomnia.
Potentiates CNS sedatives, [3] chronic use might cause a reversible dry skin condition. [18] Khat: qat Catha edulis: Chronic liver dysfunction [3] [19] Kratom: Mitragyna speciosa: Hepatotoxicity [20] [19] Liquorice root Glycyrrhiza glabra: Hypokalemia, hypertension, arrhythmias, edema [5] Lobelia: asthma weed, pukeweed, vomit wort Lobelia inflata
The safety of sugar substitutes is once again being called into question. Xylitol is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new Cleveland Clinic research.
An oil painting of a young woman having a siesta, or an afternoon nap, which usually occurs after the mid-day meal.. Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal.