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Xylitol: What It Is, Health Benefits, and Risks<\/strong><\/h1>\n

What Is Xylitol?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the broad field of sugar substitutes, xylitol is one of the \u201cnew sugars\u201d on the market. But be careful! Once you learn the details, it will become quite obvious that it may not be the sugar your body needs.<\/p>\n

Xylitol is now widely used in baked goods, gum, and beverages, and sugar may not be the knight in shining armor that advertisers make it out to be.<\/p>\n

Xylitol starts out quite innocently, as this sugar alcohol occurs naturally in some foods such as oats, berries, mushrooms, and even some herbs like birch. So the marketing claim that xylitol is natural is technically true.<\/p>\n

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Xylitol reduces tooth decay<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are approximately 3,100 studies on xylitol in PubMed, the world's medical database, where doctors and scientists share their work.<\/p>\n

Many of these studies focus on the use of xylitol in toothpaste.<\/p>\n

For example, a study at an elementary school in Tennessee involving 200 children evaluated the use of a toothpaste containing 49% of xylitol for 30 days, in addition to teaching them how to brush their teeth.<\/p>\n

The researchers reported a dramatic reduction in plaque, although they did not specify exactly how much.<\/p>\n

The idea behind xylitol is that this sugar alcohol affects the bacteria in the mouth. Some bacteria, such as:<\/p>\n