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erythritol
A zero-calorie polyol under a cardiovascular-safety cloud from a single high-profile lab — provocative and mechanistically coherent, but not yet independently confirmed (and confounded by endogenous production).
2 well-supported · 1 disputed. This shows how settled each sub-question is, not whether erythritol is "good." Direction lives in each claim below.
The 3 claims about erythritol
Each keeps its own verdict — we never average them away.
erythritol does not raise blood glucose
Strong support
erythritol increases cardiovascular disease
Leans support
erythritol causes gastrointestinal symptoms
Leans against
Educational only, not medical advice. Hub descriptions are curated for honesty; see the methodology.