Re: Rescue Remedy Pastilles - Xylitol

[Guest guest]

Rena,

this is from Wikipedia

This sugar alcohol is used as a naturally occurring sugar substitute

found in the fibres of many fruits and vegetables, including various

berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms.[2] It can be extracted from

corn fibre,[3] birch, raspberries, plums, and corn. Xylitol is

roughly as sweet as sucrose with only two-thirds the food energy.

Xylitol, like most sugar alcohols, has a laxative effect, because

sugar alcohols are not fully broken down during digestion. It has no

known toxicity, and people have consumed as much as 400 grams daily

for long periods with no apparent ill effects.[22]

Dogs ingesting foods containing high doses of xylitol (greater than

100 milligram of xylitol consumed per kilogram of bodyweight) have

presented with low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) which can be life-

threatening.[23] Low blood sugar can manifest as loss of

coordination, depression, collapse and seizures as soon as 30 minutes

after ingestion.[24][25] Intake of very high doses of xylitol

(greater than 500 - 1000 mg/kg bwt) has also been implicated in liver

failure in dogs, which can be fatal.[26]

Other sugar alcohols: mannitol, sorbitol, erythritol, maltitol,

lactitol

Syl

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> What's xylitol? It sounds like a drug? Is it not harmful to humans

also?

> I only take herbs.

> Rena

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[Guest guest]

Interesting, thanks,

Rena

Re: Rescue Remedy Pastilles - Xylitol

Rena,this is from WikipediaThis sugar alcohol is used as a naturally occurring sugar substitute found in the fibres of many fruits and vegetables, including various berries, corn husks, oats, and mushrooms.[2] It can be extracted from corn fibre,[3] birch, raspberries, plums, and corn. Xylitol is roughly as sweet as sucrose with only two-thirds the food energy.Xylitol, like most sugar alcohols, has a laxative effect, because sugar alcohols are not fully broken down during digestion. It has no known toxicity, and people have consumed as much as 400 grams daily for long periods with no apparent ill effects.[22]Dogs ingesting foods containing high doses of xylitol (greater than 100 milligram of xylitol consumed per kilogram of bodyweight) have presented with low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) which can be life-threatening.[23] Low blood sugar can manifest as loss of coordination, depression, collapse and seizures as soon as 30 minutes after ingestion.[24][25] Intake of very high doses of xylitol (greater than 500 - 1000 mg/kg bwt) has also been implicated in liver failure in dogs, which can be fatal.[26]Other sugar alcohols: mannitol, sorbitol, erythritol, maltitol, lactitol Syl>> What's xylitol? It sounds like a drug? Is it not harmful to humans also?> I only take herbs.> Rena> >