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what is it and how much of it is tooo much? thanks....
A sugar alcohol is a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group In commercial foodstuffs sugar alcohols are commonly used in place of table sugar, often in combination with high intensity artificial sweeteners to counter the low sweetness.
Sugar alcohols are usually incompletely absorbed into the blood stream from the small intestines which generally results in a smaller change in blood glucose than "regular" sugar (sucrose). This property makes them popular sweeteners among diabetics and people on low-carbohydrate diets. However, like many other incompletely digestible substances, overconsumption of sugar alcohols can lead to bloating, diarrhea and flatulence because they are not absorbed in the small intestine.
My personal view:
I'm not into ingesting chemicals. Even before surgery, I was more of a "natural" eater. So I try to stay away from artificial sweeteners, including sugar alcohols.
Most of these chemicals are new enough that the jury is still out on whether they are harmful or not, but I'm not willing to take that risk.
I do use Stevia because that isn't an artificial sweetener.
However, to each their own.