A zero-calorie sweetener has been related to heart attacks and strokes, according to a new study.

According to a new study, erythritol, a sugar substitute used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit, and

keto reduced-sugar products, has been related to blood coagulation, stroke, heart attack, and mortality.

According to the study, those with pre-existing risk factors for heart disease, such as diabetes,

According to a research published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, 

According to a research published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, 

people who had the highest amounts of erythritol in their blood were twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke.

people who had the highest amounts of erythritol in their blood were twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke.

Further lab and animal experiments provided in the study found that erythritol appeared to promote the clotting of blood platelets

Clots can rupture and move to the heart, causing a heart attack, or to the brain, causing a stroke.

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