But the fourth artificial sweetener, D-mannitol, was found to be poisonous only to female flies. "We are excited but a bit puzzled by this finding," said O'Donnell.

D-mannitol is a sweetener typically used to sweeten gum or add a coating to hard candy or dried fruit for those with diabetes. The flies given it didn’t display any noticeable signs of toxicity for ...

Researchers describe experiments that could lead to a new approach for treating Parkinson’s disease using a common sweetener, mannitol. Researchers from Tel Aviv University describe experiments ...

It is also commercially produced and added to foods and beverages. Because sugar alcohol gives a sweet taste, it can be used as an alternative to sugar and other sweeteners. Sugar alcohol may be added ...

The common sweetener mannitol--already approved by the FDA as an intravenous diuretic--may also harbor properties that could help treat patients with Parkinson's disease. While investigating the ...

Sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and erythritol are common polyols. Conclusion Fruits are arguably the healthiest sweetener with their consumption being a recommended component of a healthy diet.

Researchers at ICIQ (Tarragona, Spain) and ETH (Zurich, Switzerland) designed a process to obtain sweeteners like mannitol or ribitol from widely available, renewable, cheap products.

In testing multiple artificial sweeteners, a research team found that one was particularly deadly for female fruit flies -- and left males relatively untouched. D-mannitol is a sweetener typically ...

As expected, erythritol was effective in killing off the flies. Two of the polyols — malitol and xylitol — showed no noticeable effect on the flies. But the fourth artificial sweetener, D-mannitol, ...