> What percentage of cardiovascular "plaque" is sugar alcohol and thus apparently treatable with β or α cyclodextrin, in controls and patients with conditions like Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis?
The article says it damages the blood-brain barrier, not the brain. A damaged blood-brain barrier increases the chances of illnesses and drugs affecting the brain, but in and off itself damaging the blood-brain barrier doesn't directly damage the brain.
Edit, feeding the sea-lion: Cleveland Clinic has called for a re-evaluation of erythritol's "GRAS" status:
> the present findings suggest that discussion of whether erythritol should be reevaluated as a food additive with the Generally Recognized as Safe designation is warranted.
If it's actually "medical consensus", you'd find government agencies or professional organizations calling for bans, at least making announcements that it's harmful.
edit:
in response to OP's edit, I'm still not satisfied given that the statement is to call for its GRAS status to be reevaluated, when I specifically mentioned "announcements that it's harmful". At best that's "medical consensus" for "GRAS status should be reevaluated", not "medical consensus is that it absolutely [harmful]".
2sweet|11 days ago
> What percentage of cardiovascular "plaque" is sugar alcohol and thus apparently treatable with β or α cyclodextrin, in controls and patients with conditions like Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis?
DivingForGold|19 days ago
Over the next decade I consumed the whole bag, most of it mixed into plain yogurt.
Now I wonder if my brain is damaged, or I am susceptible to stroke.
dlcarrier|18 days ago
nerdsniper|19 days ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44623976
Edit, feeding the sea-lion: Cleveland Clinic has called for a re-evaluation of erythritol's "GRAS" status:
> the present findings suggest that discussion of whether erythritol should be reevaluated as a food additive with the Generally Recognized as Safe designation is warranted.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.321...
> erythritol may not be as safe as currently classified by food regulatory agencies and should be reevaluated as an ingredient
https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/08/08/cleveland-cl...
gruez|19 days ago
If it's actually "medical consensus", you'd find government agencies or professional organizations calling for bans, at least making announcements that it's harmful.
edit:
in response to OP's edit, I'm still not satisfied given that the statement is to call for its GRAS status to be reevaluated, when I specifically mentioned "announcements that it's harmful". At best that's "medical consensus" for "GRAS status should be reevaluated", not "medical consensus is that it absolutely [harmful]".
DustinEchoes|19 days ago
NedF|19 days ago
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