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Consuming a drink with erythritol — an artificial sweetener used to add bulk to stevia and monk fruit and to sweeten low-carb keto products — more than doubled the risk of blood clotting in 10 healthy people, according to a new pilot study.

Clots can break off blood vessels and travel to the heart, triggering a heart attack, or to the brain, triggering a stroke. Previous research has linked erythritol to a higher risk of stroke, heart attack and death. [b][size=150][url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/08/health/erythritol-blood-clotting-wellness/index.html]READ FULL ARTICLE[/url][/size][/b]

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