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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Common artificial sweetener linked to higher rates of heart attack and stroke

Doug Dollemore, American Chemical Society

Popular artificial sweetener erythritol has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study.

Those with higher blood erythritol levels were at elevated risk of experiencing an adverse cardiac event such as heart attack, stroke or death, found researchers, including those from the Cleveland Clinic in the US, who assessed over 4,000 people in the US and Europe.

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