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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Xylitol Side Effects: Safe or Dangerous?

Are Xylitol Side Effects Safe?

If reading food labels is part of your shopping experience, you’ve probably seen the ingredient “xylitol” coming up and more and more the past couple years. Reported by most manufactures as being “all natural,” few suspect it’s anything but healthy. Unfortunately, natural doesn’t always mean “non-toxic”.
Unfortunately, the reports on the internet have been anything but clear, and people ask me quite regularly about whether xylitol has been proven dangerous or beneficial to our health. So I have researched the xylitol side effects to find out whether it is really safe or not.
In reality, there is no simple answer. And after careful research, I have come to the following conclusion:
Using xylitol may be beneficial for oral health, although it’s not safe for consumption in large amounts. 
Why? The key lies in understanding what xylitol is…

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