Heart attack risk could rise with artificial sweetener consumption, study finds
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A common artificial sweetener in "keto" diets is linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, says a Cleveland Clinic study, as industry group stands firm. Medical experts weighed in.
The findings were published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. "It looks like it’s safer to drink a glucose-sweetened drink rather than an erythritol-sweetened drink." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The team’s previous study, which appeared in Nature Medicine, found that heart patients with high levels of erythritol in their system had double the risk of experiencing a major cardiac event within three years.
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