The group of scientists mostly did their work in vitro and these results do not translate into human studies. MYTH: Vitro Studies Translate to Human Studies The study linking erythritol to heart disease doesn't control for dietary intake of erythritol, lumping both exogenous and endogenous production of erythritol together. Erythritol production in our own body is increased when oxidative stress is increased (2) which may have no relationship to the intake of erythritol in your diet! FACT: Study Has No Control for Dietary Erythritol It is known that erythritol is produced normally in our own body as a metabolite using the pentose phosphate pathway (1). This is akin to how glucose, fatty acids and other substrates are produced in our body as part of normal food metabolism. MYTH: Erythritol is Produced Only Using our Diet This insanity extends to eggs and olive oil being safe one day and then being the cause of some chronic condition the next day. Associative studies, especially in the hands of media and charlatans, use exceptionally weak science to create sensational headlines using humans as information farms to make money. The study linking erythritol to heart disease is an associative study. It has several potential health benefits and is used by countless people and products to improve their health. MYTH: Erythritol is ArtificialĮrythritol is actually a naturally occurring sweetener found in small amounts in various fruits and vegetables. Have you heard the recent news linking erythritol to heart disease? Before you give up this naturally occurring sweetener found in fruits and vegetables and cave into sensationalism and charlatanism, let's take a closer look at the study, the claims, and the facts.