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DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE REST OF THE SUGAR ALCOHOLS(some of these are repeats)
xylitol
glycol
glycerol
erythritol
threitol
arabitol
ribitol
mannitol
sorbitol
dulicitol
iditol
isomalt
maltitol
lacitiol
polyglycitol

OR NATURAL SWEETENERS
agave
stevia

I recently took a nutrition class where we had to research ‘NATURAL’ sweeteners
What we found out is that NO sweetener has any real nutritional value besides empty calories. Most western foods that are sweetened…are over done. Also companies use multiple sweeteners so they can make it seem like there is less than there actually is. Measurements are never exact…so they know they can fudge how much is in it by .4 calories…so in turn many things have more than it even says!

many ALTERNATIVE sweeteners also require LESS than table sugar…but when being used at home…some people don’t realize you don’t replace one cup of sugar with one cup of say stevia or xylitol. Some of them in large quantities will make someone ill. And a handful of these are TOXIC to animals!

Considerations when thinking about sweeteners…what financial investment a company has in producing it or marketing it or NOT? Has it been proven to be safe?…and if so…at what cost? What is the environmental impact of its harvest? What labor is use to harvest it?

Is it possible to go a week without ingesting any of these?

I was recently dignoticed with allergys. Mainly Wheat,Popular and Cottonwood Trees.
Have had other reactions to foods so I takeing out yellow # 5,red #33,40. high fructose corn syrup,and soy licthin. Hopefully that will help.

@Amy Booker

Any artificial stuff that you take out is going to help. Improving your digestion will help with allergies as well. Maybe try adding some quality yogurt or probiotics to your daily routine. I try to give my body breaks from yeast in food as well in intervals throughout the year.

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I buy Xylitol from the health food stores. Is it better or just as bad as sugar alcohol?

Xylitol has laxative side effects if consumed in large proportions, but personally I would think it be a good sweetener. Xylitol helps prevent tooth decay and caries.

Be careful, xylitol is toxic to dogs.  Just a small amount can cause serious liver damage and death.

How about Stevia? Is that OK?

How about Stevia? Is that OK?