tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537686074402635356.post4684289511547342447..comments2023-10-08T08:24:52.899-07:00Comments on CrossFit KoP Nutrition: Aimee Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18283196738516073410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537686074402635356.post-83688850844751789602009-02-10T10:23:00.000-08:002009-02-10T10:23:00.000-08:00Danielle,Usually sugar free chewing gum is sweeten...Danielle,<BR/>Usually sugar free chewing gum is sweetened with Xylitol. Here's the info...<BR/><BR/>Xylitol - (sugar alcohol) A monosaccharide polyol derived from fruits and vegetables (e.g., lettuce, carrots, strawberries) and from plants and fibrous vegetation. Same sweetness, bulk and caloric value as sucrose. Used in chewing gums, foods such as gum drops and hard candy, and in pharmaceuticals and oral health products. FDA allows the use of a caloric value of 2.4 calories per gram. Xylitol is a naturally-occurring sugar alcohol, not a sugar. The sweetener is found in many foods, including fruits, berries, mushrooms and lettuce. It is not a strange or artificial substance to our bodies, but is a normal part of everyday metabolism. Our bodies produce up to 15 grams of xylitol from regular food sources. <BR/>It has been used since the 1960s in foods such as chewing gum, gum drops and hard candy, and in pharmaceuticals and oral health products such as throat lozenges, cough syrups, children's chewable multivitamins, toothpastes and mouthwashes. It was not marketed as a sweetener because the price was twenty times that of sugar. Lower prices have made it possible to make xylitrol available to the home cook. <BR/>The white crystalline powder is made from plants such as birch and other hard wood trees and fibrous vegetation such as corn cobs. <BR/>Xylitol has many health benefits, including preventing cavities and many types of infections. <BR/>The safety of xylitol has been proven in long-term clinical studies. It is approved as a sweetener in more than 35 countries. The World Health Organization and the FDA have given Xylitol their safest ratings for food additives. Babies and small children can use it without restriction. <BR/>Sugar alcohols make it possible for many people to stay on a low-carb diet without cheating. Other dieters believe that they stimulate cravings. It's an individual choice. But keep in mind, most sugar alcohols will give most people gastric distress if consumed in excess.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458335623470605753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537686074402635356.post-27057663418522230162009-02-10T08:34:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:34:00.000-08:00Holy wow...terrifying to think that I've been stic...Holy wow...terrifying to think that I've been sticking splenda in my tea for a few months now.<BR/>Is there a chewing gum that is healthy?<BR/>-DanielleDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305556358053428017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537686074402635356.post-70534236711278030282009-02-10T08:33:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:33:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305556358053428017noreply@blogger.com