• realitista@lemmus.org
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    4 hours ago

    Isn’t it just another sugar alcohol? I’m sure it’s up next on the list, just not as popular.

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      3 hours ago

      It is a sugar alcohol, but also naturally occurring in apples and pears, so it at least seems safer.

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        1 hour ago

        Xylitol also occurs naturally in plums, strawberries, raspberries, rowanberries, and bananas among others. And our livers even produce small amounts when breaking down sugars.