Xylitol (formerly Re: blood glucose does not feed candid)

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Bee, Please forgive me, but I still don't get this. I've only

heard the

> term " hydrogenated " with respect to oils, and xylitol is not an

oil. I do

> understand that xylitol is derived from corn or birch trees, but I

do not

> understand how that makes it harmful. Can you please go into more

detail

> about how it can be harmful? I give xylitol gum to my DD because

she has

> severe decay, and it has halted the decay from going any further.

I refuse

> to put flouride in her mouth, so I had felt good about this stuff.

>

> Thanks!

> Marla

>

>

> ==>Xylitol is an alcohol-based sweetener that is hydrogenated from

> > corn or the birch tree, while stevia is the actual leaf of a plant

> > that doesn't need to be processed.

> > >

> > ==>That's good you have no after effects; but in the long run it

is

> > processed and comes from corn or a birch tree. Even pure vanilla

> > extract is not as harmful as xylitol.

> >

> > Bee

> > >

> >

>

I'd like to know more too. Xylitol is not alcohol based it is a sugar

alcohol which is a little different than an alcohol that is made

through fermenting. Sugar alcohols occur naturally in foods. Xylitol

is a natural substance found in fibrous vegetables and fruits as well

as corn cobs and brich trees. Vanilla extract is made by soaking the

beans in ethyl alcohol & fermenting process and makes me think that

would be more harmful, but I am not an expert. The hydrogenation of

Xylitol is a partial hydrolization of the starch.

The reason it helps fight tooth decay is because it cannot feed

bacteria or yeast. Using xylitol helps to raise plaque pH, thereby

reducing the time that teeth are exposed to damaging acids, as well

as starving harmful bacteria of their food source.

I have liquid Stevia which I guess is processed and therefore not

good. But I've only used it a few times to sweeten my lemon drink

occasionally. Normally I drink it without a sweetener.

Gail

[Guest guest]

--- Bee Wilder <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote:

> ==>Hydrogenation is a manufacturing process which

> can be applied to

> any foods, which uses chemicals and gas,

> particularly hydrogen. All

> corn in North America is genetically modified and it

> is one of the

> worst sources of sugar, found in soft drinks and

> many other foods.

In addition to what Bee said, Corn is a grain and not

a vegetable.

Luv,

Debby

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