Study Links High Xylitol Levels to Greater Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
Researchers presented data at a European Society of Cardiology conference in Berlin indicating that elevated blood levels of the artificial sweetener xylitol were linked to a higher incidence of heart attacks, strokes and related deaths. Earlier reports noted that the study, which analyzed Canadian and European cohorts including the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging and the EPIC-Norfolk cohort, found participants with the highest blood xylitol concentrations faced a greater likelihood of heart attack, stroke or death, and the researchers called for further investigation.