Scientists warn that erythritol, found in many sugar-free foods, may harm brain blood vessels and raise stroke risk—even at ...

If you want to know if there are sugar alcohols in your chewing gum, look out for ingredients that end in "-ol," such as sorbitol and glycerol. Another potential tummy pitfall of chewing gum, ...

While writing about sugar alcohols -- a category of low-calorie sweeteners -- for her job, she decided to taste them in the form of sugar-free chocolates.

Sugar alcohols are used as a substitute for sugar in a wide range of food products including chocolates, ice cream, baked goods, chewing gum, candy, mints, cough drops, and even toothpaste.

Chewing gum may have played a role in Samantha Jenkins' death at age 19. Gum's sugar alcohols can lead to digestive issues and electrolyte depletion.

Sugar alcohols are converted to glucose more slowly than sugar is, requiring little or no insulin for processing and causing no surge in blood sugar. ... (A piece of gum has only about 1 g.) ...

While sugar alcohols provide fewer calories than regular sugar in general about 1.5 to 3 calories per gram, compared with 4 calories per gram of sugar they can still slightly raise your blood sugar.

Sugar-free gum might be good for your teeth, but not so much for your guts, as scientists have found why it can trigger gas in some people. One of the ingredients of sugar-free gum, sorbitol, can ...

Dogs have died after eating sugar free gum products that contain xylitol. Please alert your readers to hazards to their pets when these products are ingested.” You are indeed correct, Jeanne.