The Claim

Consumption of 30 grams of erythritol causes plasma erythritol levels to increase more than 1,000-fold and remain above thresholds associated with enhanced platelet reactivity for over 48 hours in healthy individuals.

Source: The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk

What the research says

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In plain English

Eating 30 grams of erythritol, found in one can of diet soda or a pint of keto ice cream, causes a more than 1,000-fold increase in blood erythritol levels that stay above levels linked to increased platelet activity for more than two days in healthy people.

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Consumption of 30 grams of erythritol — equivalent to one can of artificially sweetened beverage or a pint of keto ice cream — causes plasma levels to rise over 1,000-fold and remain elevated above thresholds linked to enhanced platelet reactivity for more than 48 hours in healthy individuals.

Why this might work

When a person consumes 30 grams of erythritol, it enters the bloodstream and stays there for more than two days at very high levels. These high levels make blood platelets more sensitive to signals that trigger clotting, causing them to release more calcium inside. The extra calcium turns on proteins that make platelets sticky and cause them to clump together faster, especially when they hit damaged blood vessel walls. This leads to quicker and stronger clot formation in arteries.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk

    This study found that when healthy people ate or drank a normal amount of erythritol (like in diet soda), their blood levels of it shot up very high and stayed that way for more than two days — high enough to make blood platelets more likely to clump together, which could increase heart attack or stroke risk.

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