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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: Artificial Sweeteners Causing Heart Attacks? Nope.
Description: Recent headlines declared that the artificial sweeteners Xylitol and Erythritol could increase your risk of stroke and heart attack. Now that the media excitement has died down, let's take a closer look at the study behind the headlines. Does it really implicate these sugar substitutes as a threat to heart health? Not exactly.