Can This Natural Sweetener Lower Blood Sugar?

Can This Natural Sweetener Lower Blood Sugar?
Allulose is one of the few lowcalories sweeteners without serious side effects, unless you overeat it. Andriy Blokhin/Shutterstock
Joseph Mercola
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Many people have a sweet tooth. For some, it can become an addiction, fueled by a food industry that continually creates an abundance of highly palatable, inexpensive, ultra-processed foods. As some companies cash in on a market for lab-created, low-calorie sweeteners, one natural sweetener may help curb your sweet tooth without raising your blood sugar.

In fact, it may have the opposite effect.

Joseph Mercola
Joseph Mercola
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Dr. Joseph Mercola is the founder of Mercola.com. An osteopathic physician, best-selling author, and recipient of multiple awards in the field of natural health, his primary vision is to change the modern health paradigm by providing people with a valuable resource to help them take control of their health.
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