Bullsh*t Alert: Erythritol Sweetener Will NOT Cause Heart Attack or Stroke

03/04/23 • 22 min

Countless recent headlines have said, "Zero Calorie Sweeteners Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke."
We immediately called BULLSH*T and dug into the data. Unfortunately, this is another example of the media misleading our population. You have to do your own research. Your health is at stake!
Here's what these articles failed to mention:
#1. The participants in the recent study from Nature Medicine which was cited in these articles ALL had pre-existing conditions! In the U.S. cohort alone, 75% had coronary heart disease, 70% had hypertension and the youngest participant was 55 years old.
#2. The sweetener they're attacking is erythritol. It's a sugar alcohol, naturally occurring in many fruits and vegetables. MOST IMPORTANTLY, it's produced during the act of digestion when you've eaten sugar. So OF COURSE, it's detected in the blood streams of people who've eaten sugar, and the SUGAR is more likely to blame for any adverse events.

#3. Several studies have found very positive results from the consumption of erythritol in humans. It has been proven to improve endothelial function! In another study, diabetics were given 36 grams of erythritol/day and over the course of a month, their blood pressure went down, the aortic stiffness went down and the lining of arteries functioned better.
We say - SHAME ON YOU to the social media influencers and media outlets who are promoting the spread of this misinformation without thoroughly researching and therefore, harming public health.
We will continue using our favorite zero-calorie sweeteners which contain erythritol, and we will continue giving them to our children.
This is because we understand that consuming regular sugar with its high calories, insulin spikes, GMOs, etc etc etc... poses a much higher risk than consuming erythritol.
Always do your own research!

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Previous Episode

Lift Weights or Die

New study reveals that muscle loss is more dangerous than fat gain!
According to the results of this study, loss of muscle tissue better predicts a cardiovascular event than does gain in fat mass over a 5 year period of time.

The data shows that most people place too much focus on preventing fat gain, but really need to focus on the prevention of muscle loss.

This study showed a greater risk with a 5 year loss of muscle when compared to the associated increased risk of having a heart attack/ cardio event with gain in fat mass. This means that preventing muscle loss is critical to your health and longevity!

Compared w participants with stable fat mass percentage, those with fat gain had an increased risk of cardiovascular events.

By contrast, people losing more than 8% of muscle tissue over a 5 year period were 300 times more likely to have a heart attack between ages 50-80!
WHY? Because muscle supports the metabolic function of the heart.
Facts to know:

Total muscle mass peaks at age 24
10-20% is lost between age 24-50
Additional 30% of muscle is lost from age 50-80

How to gain and maintain muscle, and prevent muscle loss:

YOU MUST LIFT WEIGHTS!
Consume adequate protein.

Link to the study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36721154/
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This is How Misinformation Spreads Like Wildfire

As a follow up to episode 60, where we discussed the truth about erythritol, which is contrary to popular media headlines, we wanted to explain exactly how misinformation spreads like wildfire across the internet.
Kate gives a brief overview on how search engines like google work, where social influencers get their information and who is really writing the articles you're consuming and accepting as fact.
Remember, YOU are responsible for your own health. YOU have to be your own advocate.
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