Finally, stevia appears to have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties, but thus far we don’t know whether these properties have practical significance in humans. (22,23) Ultimately, I think stevia is a good sweetener to use for those who have blood sugar co...
Why is it important to be able to eat xylitol only to eventually use its parts to form glucose? Explain the storage requirements for blood glucose test strips. On a molecular level, explain why glucose is found in the urine of a person with uncontrolled (untreated) diabetes mellitus. What i...
• Sugar alcohols like xylitol, glycerol, sorbitol, maltitol, mannitol, and erythritol are neither sugars nor alcohols but are becoming increasingly popular as sweeteners. They are incompletely absorbed from your small intestine, for the most part, so they provide fewer calories than sugar but ofte...