The Benefits and Detractors of Xylitol…
One of the amazing hidden 'secrets' of this century is xylitol. It is truly astonishing on two points. This 5 carbon sugar can help to prevent both tooth decay and gum disease because the bacteria that eat it cannot utilize xylitol as they can glucose (six carbon table sugar).
The second fact to know about xylitol is that it has been both well known in one country and almost unheard of in many other countries at the same time. This astounds me because it demonstrates the limited nature of our human awareness very clearly.
Let's explore further. Xylitol has been used and well documented to reduce the incidence of dental disease in Finland for over five decades now. Yet here in the United States and many other countries you will hardly hear of a dentist that promotes it. There are a few, but they are not many.
How can something as beneficial as xylitol, in today's world, be so unknown to most people despite the fact that Finlanders have been using it since the second world war when regular sugar became scarce. Later, the dentists and doctors of Finland discovered that their levels of dental health improved due to the use of xylitol as a substitue for sugar. Another item worthy of renewed interest is the
oral irrigator.
Xylitol has one third the calories of an comparable amount of table sugar. It does not promote tooth decay or the growth of the bacteria that cause gum disease or stale breath. It does not require insulin to be metabolized and therefore should be interesting to diabetics.
Few things in this world are perfect and xylitol does have some drawbacks. Pets should not be given xylitol. While a human being has a special metabolic pathway to digest xylitol, many pets do not. Therefore it can be toxic to pets and can even kill them.
You can learn more about xylitol at Xylitol.org. There is plenty of research and information about xylitol there. Oramd is different in that it is an essential oil blend for helping to fight dental diseases.
We tend to think that if something is good, that everyone should be aware of it. Yet, as this example shows, that is not always the case. There are so many things we just do not yet know. Perhaps we should resolve to reach further beyond our limited awareness and discover the truth of this world and the universe that is around us.
Author: David S.
Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and does not intend to provide advice on any health condition nor does it intend to provide diagnosis or treatment. If you have a health problem, or think you might have one, visit your doctor for advice diagnosis and treatment. The USFDA has not evaluated statements about products in this article.
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The Sweet Miracle Of Xylitol $7.99 In The Sweet Miracle of Xylitol Dr. Fran Gare discusses the health benefits of using Xylitol rather than sugar and other sugar alternatives such as aspartame and saccharin. She shares her firsthand experiences using Xylitol as a sweetener and even provides recipes for delicious Xylitol-sweetened treats. Also Included are guidelines for following the Sweet Miracle Diet. Xylitol makes it possible for you to enjoy the goodies without the guilt! |
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Xylitol, 10 kg (22 Lbs): GL $101.25 Xylitol, from the Greek xylon, wood, is a sugar alcohol sweetener used as a naturally occurring sugar substitute. It is found in the fibers of many fruits and vegetables, and can be extracted from various berries, oats, and mushrooms, as well as fibrous material such as corn husks, sugar cane bagasse and birch. Xylitol is roughly as sweet as sucrose with only two-thirds the food energy. Xylitol was discovered almost simultaneously by German and French chemists in the late 19th century, and was first popularized in Europe as a safe sweetener for people with diabetes that would not affect insulin levels. Its dental significance was researched in Finland in the early 1970s, when scientists at Turku University showed it had significant dental benefits. Those became known as the "Turku sugar studies". Today, using hardwood or maize sources, Xylitol is produced by hydrogenation of xylose, which converts the sugar (an aldehyde) into a primary alcohol. One gram of xylitol contains 2.4 kilocalories (Cal), as compared to one gram of sugar, which has 3.87 Cal. Xylitol has virtually no aftertaste, and is advertised as "safe for diabetics and individuals with hyperglycemia. This tolerance is attributed to the lower effect of xylitol on a person's blood sugar, compared to that of regular sugars as it has a very low glycemic index of 13 (glucose has a GI of 100). Xylitol is used around the world, mainly as a sweetener in chewing gums and pastilles. Other applications include oral hygiene products, such as toothpaste, fluoride tablets and mouthwashes. The pharmaceutical industry uses xylitol as a sweetener in its products. Xylitol is a “tooth-friendly”, nonfermentable sugar alcohol. |
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