CHICAGO -- 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 ...

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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 in ...

A new study published by the European Heart Journal has found that xylitol, the low-calorie sweetener used in reduced-sugar foods, gum and toothpaste, is possibly linked to twice the risk rate of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Xylitol is a common low-calorie sweetener used in gums, candies, and oral care products. New research ...

(CNN) — 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 ...