Eating too much xylitol will also make you fat

Candy, chocolates, cookies, cakes... these "sweet" foods can always bring people a feeling of happiness. But behind this "sweetness", there are many hidden concerns. Excessive intake of sugar not only corrodes people's teeth and "push" people towards obesity, but also greatly increases the risk of diabetes. For many diabetic patients, no matter how much they were "keen" on sweets in the past, they can only be "insulated" from these "sweet" foods.

Now, xylitol, a low-calorie nutritious sweetener, is becoming popular. It can make food have a cooler and purer sweetness, but it will not be completely absorbed by the human body. The calories are much smaller than glucose and white sugar, and it is very popular among diabetic patients and obese people.

Xylitol food supermarkets sell well

Abroad, xylitol is widely used as a substitute for sucrose or glucose in special foods for diabetic patients, or in various slimming foods and pharmaceutical lozenges, chewable tablets, syrups and other products. In China, more and more foods are added to xylitol. There is a wide array of "xylitol" foods in the supermarket, including biscuits, candies, milk powder, shaqima, and xylitol powder for cooking. This xylitol powder can replace white granulated sugar. The price of a 100-gram bag is 8-10 yuan, which is nearly 20 times more expensive than white granulated sugar. There is still an endless stream of buyers. The market salesperson said: "Xylitol is much better than ordinary sugar. Eating it is more beneficial to your body! Let alone diabetics, ordinary people can also prevent diabetes if eating it!"

So, is xylitol really so magical? Experts say that xylitol is a natural plant sweetener extracted from plants such as birch trees and oak trees. Because xylitol is not easily fermented by microorganisms to produce acidic substances, it can reduce the production of dental caries bacteria and dental dirt. It has certain effects on preventing dental caries.

Compared with ordinary granulated sugar, low calories are a major advantage of xylitol. After it enters the human body, it is absorbed very slowly and only partially can be utilized. Its sweetness is similar to sucrose, but its calories are 40% less than other carbohydrates. Therefore, xylitol can be used as a substitute for household sugar to prevent obesity caused by eating too much sugar.

In addition, foreign medical researchers have recently discovered that xylitol is not only a sweetener, but also has beneficial effects such as protecting the liver and resisting lung infections. Therefore, xylitol is considered to be the best substitute for sugar.

But friends who have a sweet tooth must not sit back and relax. Although xylitol can replace sugar, eating too much will also make you fat. Moreover, in terms of physical and chemical properties, xylitol is relatively cool. It is not decomposed by stomach enzymes and directly enters the intestines. Eating too much will stimulate the intestines and intestines to a certain extent, which may cause abdominal discomfort, flatulence, and bowel sounds. Since the absorption rate of xylitol in the intestine is less than 20%, it easily accumulates in the intestinal wall and easily causes osmotic diarrhea. In European and American countries, foods containing xylitol will have a consumption warning on the label that "excessive intake may cause diarrhea."

Excessive consumption can increase blood lipids

Since diabetic patients cannot eat refined sugars, using xylitol as seasoning is a good choice. However, it should be noted that xylitol, like glucose, is composed of three substances: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. After oxidation in the human body, it can release heat energy. Xylitol may not require insulin participation in the early stages of metabolism, but it requires insulin promotion in the later stages of metabolism.

After eating xylitol, the magnitude and speed of blood sugar rise in normal people are lower than those of glucose and sucrose. However, once diabetic patients consume too much, it will have side effects, causing increased triglycerides in the blood and causing coronary atherosclerosis. Therefore, diabetic patients should not eat more xylitol. Especially for those with insulin-induced hypoglycemia, xylitol is contraindicated.