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Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk (gizmodo.com)
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It's sugar alcohol, erythritol.

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[–] Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

To add to this, in the eu the recommended daily dose is max 0.5g/kilo bodyweight, so around 35 grams for adult male, and this is only based on short term adverse effects on intestines.