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Xylitol

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Sep 10, 2026

Ilon ChoaiGUEST
20:09
Only f- fluoride is the only thing that is recognized by the government to be an anti-cavity agent, over-the-counter medication.
Ilon ChoaiGUEST
20:19
Xylitol is not, and there's a reason for that.
Ilon ChoaiGUEST
20:22
So fluoride goes into the tooth, and it makes it less re- it makes it more resistant to cavities' formation, because cavities are just a byproduct of bacterial activity.
Ilon ChoaiGUEST
20:39
So you have a bacteria called Streptococcus mutans, S. mutans for short, and what that bacteria does, it lives in your mouth, most people have it, and it feeds on sugar.
Ilon ChoaiGUEST
21:14
You're almost adding armor to the tooth against that bacteria that causes the cavities with acid.
Ilon ChoaiGUEST
21:20
And so that's why the FDA recognizes fluoride as an anti-cavities medication, because it is strengthening the tooth by a factor of 10 against that acid caused by fluor- uh, bacteria.
Ilon ChoaiGUEST
21:35
Xylitol does something very different.
Ilon ChoaiGUEST
21:37
Xylitol selectively attacks that cavity-causing bacteria, because what it is, is, is a polyol, right? And so a polyol cannot be broken down the same way sugar can.
Layla MuedinHOST
16:59
Not only that, you have to be careful with language.
Layla MuedinHOST
17:02
Xylitol may affect cardiovascular disease.
Layla MuedinHOST
17:07
And in fact, you've said nothing.
Layla MuedinHOST
17:10
The
Peter MichalosGUEST
6:04
And people who are over 60 and people who are over diabetic, they are much more adversely affected by high consumption of artificial sweeteners.
Peter MichalosGUEST
6:13
And the article that you sent me today from the European Cardiology Association presented in Germany showed that Xylitol, which is an artificial sweetener, is associated with more heart attacks and strokes.
Peter MichalosGUEST
6:28
And it's found in our drinks, in our food, in chewing gum, and even in dental care products.
Peter MichalosGUEST
6:35
That's why we're seeing now the growth of some of these organic artificial toothpaste and tooth whitening powder products.
James ThorpeGUEST
58:05
It's the nasal immune defense spray.
James ThorpeGUEST
58:08
It's got a variety of natural substances in them, one of which is xylitol.
James ThorpeGUEST
58:16
Xylitol, it's also got zinc in it, quercetin, and some others.
James ThorpeGUEST
58:21
But this is very safe.
James ThorpeGUEST
58:22
You can't overdose on it.
StuHOST
45:31
What is it, stevia? What is it?
Riley O'BillHOST
45:32
Xylitol.
StuHOST
45:33
Yeah.
StuHOST
45:34
Oh, yeah, okay, xylitol.
StuHOST
46:27
read.
StuHOST
46:29
A common sweetener used in products such as chewing gum, toothpaste, jam, yogurts, and ice cream has been linked to an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, and death.
StuHOST
46:39
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol present in some natural foods in very low amounts.
StuHOST
46:45
It is also added, often in amounts of 1,000 times higher, to artificially sweetened foods, beverages, and oral care products.
Jessica TaiHOST
23:25
I was just trying to think.
Jessica TaiHOST
23:27
Xylitol, my gosh, it sounds so familiar.
Jessica TaiHOST
23:29
And I'll be honest, I don't do a lot of checking the back to see calories or what's in it, though I have been a little bit better about that lately, sometimes just wanting to eat things that are cleaner, that don't have as many ingredients in the back when you see things like xylitol.
Jessica TaiHOST
23:41
But I was like, why do I think xylitol sounds so familiar? Isn't xylitol also in peanut butter and poisonous for dogs?
Ben WestonGUEST
23:50
Ooh, boy, you are stomping me here.
Ben WestonGUEST
23:52
I don't know the answer to that one.
Ben WestonGUEST
23:54
Xylitol is commonly found as a sweetener in gum.
Ben WestonGUEST
23:57
It's commonly in toothpaste.
speaker_0HOST
5:12
I was just trying to think.
speaker_0HOST
5:14
Xylitol, my gosh, it sounds so familiar.
speaker_0HOST
5:15
And I'll be honest, I don't do a lot of checking the back to see calories or what's in it, though I have been a little bit better about that lately, sometimes just wanting to eat things that are cleaner, that don't have as many ingredients in the back when you see things like xylitol.
speaker_0HOST
5:28
But I was like, why do I think xylitol sounds so familiar? Isn't xylitol also in peanut butter and poisonous for dogs?
Ben WestonGUEST
5:37
Ooh, boy, you are stomping me here.
Ben WestonGUEST
5:39
I don't know the answer to that one.
Ben WestonGUEST
5:40
Xylitol is commonly found as a sweetener in gum.
Ben WestonGUEST
5:44
It's commonly in toothpaste.
Seb LazGUEST
7:15
Yeah.
Seb LazGUEST
7:17
Like we're in Japan and there was this chewing gum at like a 7-Eleven and it was called Xylitol.
Seb LazGUEST
7:24
And I was like, oh my God, isn't that like an illicit drug? I was like, Tisha, I'm scared to get this gum.
Seb LazGUEST
7:29
What's in it? She was like, it's just the name of the
Letitia ClarkHOST
7:33
brand.
Letitia ClarkHOST
7:35
Doesn't
Seb LazGUEST
7:36
Xylitol sound like a drug?
Letitia ClarkHOST
7:38
Like, kind of.
RoverHOST
56:22
that, okay, how much xylitol are you getting from chewing some gum? Is this people that are...
RoverHOST
56:30
have completely replaced sugar in all their cooking with xylitol or whatever.
RoverHOST
56:34
Xylitol's in lots of stuff,
CharlieHOST
56:35
though.
DujiHOST
56:35
It's a ton of stuff, yeah.
RoverHOST
9:42
that, okay, how much xylitol are you getting from chewing some gum? Is this people that are...
RoverHOST
9:49
have completely replaced sugar in all their cooking with xylitol or whatever.
RoverHOST
9:53
Xylitol's in lots of stuff, though.
DujiHOST
9:55
It's a ton of stuff, yeah.
CharliePANELIST
9:56
Because you can't give it, it's really poisonous to your dog, so you can't ever.

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