Health benefits of xylitol
Autor: | Geir Bjørklund, Amin Gasmi, Stepan Adamiv, Massimiliano Francesco Peana, Roman Lysiuk, Maria Arshad, Yurii Shanaida, Asma Gasmi Benahmed, Irena Pshyk-Titko, Mariia Shanaida |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Dental Caries
Xylitol Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Chewing Gum Streptococcus mutans 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Sugar Alcohols Polyol Diabetes mellitus Humans Medicine Food science Sugar alcohol 030304 developmental biology Glycemic chemistry.chemical_classification 0303 health sciences biology 030306 microbiology business.industry food and beverages General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Artificial Sweetener Diarrhea chemistry medicine.symptom business Biotechnology |
Zdroj: | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104:7225-7237 |
ISSN: | 1432-0614 0175-7598 |
Popis: | Many diseases, including caries, chronic inflammatory diseases, diabetes, and obesity, are associated with uncontrolled sugar consumption. Artificial sweeteners are commonly used in food and pharmaceutical industries as sugar substitutes for the prevention of several dental and body diseases; they also have a favorable impact on body weight as they may help to restrict simple sugar consumption. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is commonly used as a sweetener. It can be found naturally or artificially prepared mainly from plant materials chemically or by fermentation of hemicelluloses from agricultural biomass by yeast or bacteria strains. This polyol has a significant antiplaque effect on teeth surface and can reduce the gingival inflammation; it is being used as a preventive agent for dental caries due to decreasing the growth levels of pathogenic Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sangui at the very early stages. Xylitol can bind with calcium ion leading to consequent remineralization of teeth enamel; it is also able to prevent osteoporosis. This polyol can treat respiratory tract and middle ear diseases due to its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory potential and prevent some diseases which cannot be cured through antibiotics or surgery. Xylitol can reduce constipation, diabetes, obesity, and other body syndromes or illnesses; it has also revealed its stimulating effect on digestion and immune system. However, it can produce some side effects such as irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, nephrolithiasis, etc., when consumed in excessive amounts. Different vehicles are used for delivering the xylitol into the human body, but chewing gums occupy a leading position. The present review is devoted to comprehensive analyses of the positive and negative effects of this polyol on human health.Key Points• The health benefits of xylitol are not limited to oral hygiene.• Xylitol efficiently stimulates the immune system, digestion, lipid and bone metabolism.• Xylitol helps in glycemic and obesity control; reduces ear and respiratory infections.• Xylitol treats diseases that cannot be cured through antibiotics or by surgery. |
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