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A study from Nature Medicine linked heart disease to sugar replacement products.  The study was led by Dr. Stanley Hazen and pointed to a link between erythritol, a sugar replacement, and a risk of blood clotting, stroke, and heart attack. The results specifically affected those struggling with health conditions like heart disease or diabetes. Those individuals were up to twice as likely to experience a stroke or heart attack if they had higher levels of erythritol. The Calorie Control Council responded to the study results by noting decades of previous research disputes the current claims. The study comes as an alarm to what some had believed were better alternatives to sugar but now may want to limit their overall intake of erythritol in their diets.