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minus-squarePringles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·2 days agoIt is a sugar alcohol, but also naturally occurring in apples and pears, so it at least seems safer.
minus-squarebramkaandorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoNot necessarily. The naturolistic fallacy exists for a reason.
minus-squarerealitista@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoXylitol also occurs naturally in plums, strawberries, raspberries, rowanberries, and bananas among others. And our livers even produce small amounts when breaking down sugars.
It is a sugar alcohol, but also naturally occurring in apples and pears, so it at least seems safer.
Not necessarily. The naturolistic fallacy exists for a reason.
Xylitol also occurs naturally in plums, strawberries, raspberries, rowanberries, and bananas among others. And our livers even produce small amounts when breaking down sugars.