HealthAugust 3, 2026
erythritol
uh-RITH-ruh-tol
Definition
A type of sugar alcohol used as a low-calorie artificial sweetener in food and beverages.
Etymology
The name is derived from erythrose, a four-carbon sugar, combined with the suffix -itol, which is used in chemistry to denote sugar alcohols.
In the news
Erythritol is listed as one of the specific artificial sweeteners that researchers studied for potential links to accelerated cognitive decline in younger adults.
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