Comment on Common sugar substitute shown to impair brain cells, boost stroke risk

Lumidaub@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

emjreviews.com/…/artificial-sweetener-erythritol-…

Source that actually names the thing in its title.

Unfortunately it’s of course barely readable for laypeople. So is there a safe upper limit? Like if I put a teaspoon of it in my cup of coffee, am I destroying my brain?

Cells were treated with 6 mM erythritol, replicating the concentration found in a typical serving of an artificially sweetened drink, for three hours.

What’s “mM”?

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