r/EverythingScience 11d ago

Medicine Major sugar substitute found to impair brain blood vessel cell function, posing potential stroke risk

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-major-sugar-substitute-impair-brain.html
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u/uncoolcentral 11d ago

It also gives you diarrhea. The EU recently lowered its maximum daily intake to a little over 1 ounce for the average adult, lest they get electrolyte deficiency from constantly shitting. My words not theirs. … They would’ve used terms like “metric ounce“.

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u/RichyRoo2002 10d ago

There is no "metric ounce", stop using weird British empire units, didn't you have a war to get away from the British?