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The Skeptics Guide #921 - Mar 4 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Is 45 Micromolar a Risk Factor?

Rithritol is a type of monk fruit sweetener. It's absorbed rapidly in the small intestine, not metabolized and excreted unchanged by the kidneys. The peak rithritol level after taking in 30 grams at once in a drink went up to about 10,000 micromolar compared to that 45. But one thing almost people never talk about when they talk about non-nutritive sweeteners is that there are risks with them.

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