LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. –
Are you health conscience, but still desire to have your routine morning coffee? If your job, social life and responsibilities keep you busy, and you need that extra boost of energy to keep you charged, but your sugar intake is affecting your dental and physical health on a day-to -day basis, have no fear -- Xylitol is here.
Xylitol is the sugar substitute that surpasses all the rest. Being America's frontline defense is an enormous responsibility that calls for working a plethora of hours no matter what type of military task. Using Xylitol daily can help fulfil a necessary health responsibility with ease. It fits right in with most busy schedules with no need to change your routine.
Xylitol is not an artificial substance, but is a normal part of everyday metabolism. Our bodies can produce up to 15 grams of Xylitol from other food sources using established energy pathways. It is also distributed throughout nature in small amounts such as fruits, berries, mushrooms, lettuce, hardwoods, and corncobs and can be produced by hydrogenation of xylose. This production of Xylitol has no known toxicity in humans. It is as sweet as sucrose (sugar) and was first derived from birch trees in Finland in the 20th century. It has been used in foods beginning from the early 1960's.
This tooth-friendly sweetener plays a big role in cavity prevention. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows Xylitol-based products to make medical claim that they do not promote dental cavities. When sugar is consumed the bacteria in the mouth eats the sugar. The sugar is metabolized, and the bacteria produce an acid that creates an environment that is susceptible to caries. Consumption of Xylitol eliminates this metabolizing and acidic production.
In fact, recent research from an article out of the International dental journal, written by J.M. Tanner, confirms a plaque-reducing effect. It also suggests that the chemical property in Xylitol similar to sucrose attracts and "starves" harmful bacteria, allowing the mouth to remineralise damaged teeth with less interruption. Studies from Finland in the 1970's found that a group chewing sucrose gum had 2.92 percent of decayed, missing, or filled teeth compared to the 1.04 percent in the group who chewed Xylitol gum.
Being that Xylitol is a low-calorie alternative to table sugar, it absorbs more slowly and does not contribute to high blood sugar levels resulting in insufficient insulin response. Hence, it is safe for diabetic and hypoglycemic individuals.
Safety for pregnant and nursing women is a beneficial fact for this sucrose similar substance. Regular use of Xylitol significantly reduces the probability of transmitting the Streptococcus mutans bacteria that's responsible for tooth decay from mother to child during the first two years of life by as much as 80 percent.
Ear infections can be prevented also. The disposal of earwax can occur during the act of chewing and swallowing. The presence of Xylitol can prevent growth of bacteria in the Eustachian tubes, which connect the nose and ear.
How much of this product should be consumed you may ask? Four to twelve grams a day is very effective.
This product comes in mint, breath spray, gum, candy, liquid, and crystal forms in which you can find in supplement and health food stores around the world.
So, don't forget to use Xylitol immediately after eating, in-between meals or anytime at your convenience. You can count on Xylitol to give you the taste you desire without the harmful effects of sugar.