There have recently been reports of a "new" scientific study showing that "sugar alcohols" such as sorbitol, xylitol and maltitol can cause severe diarrhea. I don't understand how this became "news"; products such as sugar-free gum, candy and ice cream have have always had warnings about this on their packages.
Of course, in their effort to boil the news to the most important points, "reporters" have focused on the fact that chewing a lot of sugar-free gum can cause "extreme and unexpected weight loss", which is of course a side-effect of chronic diarrhea.
Regardless of the cause, I'm sure that the mere mention of "extreme weight loss" will cause a marked spike in sales of sugar-free gum. I'm surprised I didn't see a Trident ad during that "news" report.
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