Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 It is a sweetener used in " healthful " sugarless gums, toothpastes, etc., and is extracted from birch trees. Steve -------------------------------------------------------------- Anyone hear of xylitol? What is it? I read the following:. > One study in particular done in Belize involving school children found that not only did the kids using the xylitol gum get fewer cavities, some had fewer cavities at the end of the study than at the start (cavities had remineralized). Any comment? W. Gilbert, Ph.D. Publisher & Editor, Blazing Tattles claire@... www.blazingtattles.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 En contraire, Pierre, it is from Birch trees, as stated before, and touted by several in the alternative health field for it's antibacterial/anti decay benefits. Steve -------------------------------------------------------------- it's an artificial sweetener >From: " Blazing Tattles " <claire@...> >Reply-Dr ><mcs-healthvisions >, <immune@...> >CC: <HuldaEnthusiasts >, <Dr > >Subject: xylitol? >Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 19:37:24 -0500 > >Anyone hear of xylitol? What is it? I read the following:. > > > One study in particular done in Belize involving school children found >that not only did the kids using the xylitol gum get fewer cavities, some >had fewer cavities at the end of the study than at the start (cavities had >remineralized). > >Any comment? > > W. Gilbert, Ph.D. >Publisher & Editor, Blazing Tattles >claire@... >www.blazingtattles.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2001 Report Share Posted November 12, 2001 it's an artificial sweetener >From: " Blazing Tattles " <claire@...> >Reply-Dr ><mcs-healthvisions >, <immune@...> >CC: <HuldaEnthusiasts >, <Dr > >Subject: xylitol? >Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 19:37:24 -0500 > >Anyone hear of xylitol? What is it? I read the following:. > > > One study in particular done in Belize involving school children found >that not only did the kids using the xylitol gum get fewer cavities, some >had fewer cavities at the end of the study than at the start (cavities had >remineralized). > >Any comment? > > W. Gilbert, Ph.D. >Publisher & Editor, Blazing Tattles >claire@... >www.blazingtattles.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 In a message dated 5/7/2004 2:03:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, terri@... writes: > What do all of you think about xylitol? Have any of you been told to avoid > > it, or had bad reactions to it in the kids? My dentist was raving about it as a cavity preventor. When she said it works by feeding bacteria non-nutritive food so they die, I was interested -- but haven't followed up on it. Nell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Terri, I am not certain whether it would be an issue for your company or not, but Xylitol is not allowed on the SCD. Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 I haven't run into any sweetener (including no sweetener at all) that isn't a problem for someone. In general (except SCD as Jodi mentioned), xylitol has a good track record at being a more 'natural' sweetener with anti-biotic properties (that's good). It is really expensive to buy to use, though, so I haven't bought in bulk to use. Vitamin Research Products had some articles a while back. Here is their site. I can't get the articles to come up at the moment (my 'puter has the hiccups). They have some gums and mints with xylitol. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 TerriLynne wrote: Hi all, I am trying to learn more about the sweetener Xylitol. It looks like it is a sweetener which is derived from a number of plants. One web site ties it to wood, as in xylophone, music from wood, and xylotol, sugar from wood. Does anyone know how healthy or unhealthy this sweetener is? How well it is absorbed? The first site I looked at said that it was often derived from corn cobs. Does this cause it to be anything like corn syrup which is said to be a possible major cause of obesity in today's society? Any help would be appreciated. TerriLynne ====================== Well, I don't know how safe it is. Consider this, it occurs in nature in very small amounts. Man processes birch trees and other hardwoods to concentrate it. I found this on the Xylitol Inc. website: Now the part I highlighted in red really bothers me. Besides the two agencies that did these researches, FDA & pharmaceutical lackeys. Safety of Xylitol In 1986, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) was commissioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review all relevant data concerning xylitol and other polyols. The scientific conclusions of the FASEB report indicate that the use of xylitol in humans is safe. The report also affirms xylitol’s acceptability as an approved food additive for use in foods for special dietary uses. In 1996, the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), a prestigious scientific advisory body to the World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, confirmed that adverse findings in animal studies conducted in the 1970s are “not revelant to the toxicological evaluation of these substances (e.g., xylitol) in humans. ” JECFA has allocated an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of “not specified” for xylitol. ADI, expressed in terms of body weight, is the amount of food additive that can be taken daily in the diet over a lifetime without risk. An ADI of “not specified” is the safest category in which JECFA can place a food additive. The scientific Committee for Food of the European Union (EU) also determined xylitol “acceptable” for dietary uses. (footnote) .. Here is one link to some fed research: http://www.inchem.org/documents/jecfa/jecmono/v18je16.htm. Here is a site that goes into some detail as to how xylitol is made using various methods. I guess I will stick to raw honey, etc. This stuff is too processed for my tastes. http://www.tifac.org.in/news/view6.htm Now they say it is healthy and has no toxic effects. But when it comes to laboratories and chemists I tend to leave the stuff alone. Just ain't natural. My opinion. -- Peace, love and light, Don "Quai" Eitner "Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man." In compliance with the highest standards of Universal Law, this email has been thoroughly disinfected and purified in the solar flares of the sun. Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.302 / Virus Database: 265.7.1 - Release Date: 1/19/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 We have been using Xylitol for over a year, it is very good, but is not quite as strong as sugar, one heaping tablespoon to one level teaspoon of sugar, no after taste. Do a search on it, -looking for information. You will be surprised at it's beneficial properties. The cheapest source that I found was at: http://www.herbaladvisor.com This is where we purchase ours. -- In health , " TerriLynne " <terri_lynne@m...> wrote: > Hi all, > I am trying to learn more about the sweetener Xylitol. It looks like it is a sweetener which is derived from a number of plants. One web site ties it to wood, as in xylophone, music from wood, and xylotol, sugar from wood. > > Does anyone know how healthy or unhealthy this sweetener is? How well it is absorbed? > > The first site I looked at said that it was often derived from corn cobs. Does this cause it to be anything like corn syrup which is said to be a possible major cause of obesity in today's society? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > TerriLynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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