Einordnung von kardiovaskulären Xylit-Effekten

A recent publication investigating the associations between xylitol and severe cardiovascular disease concluded from the sum of several separate studies that xylitol increases the risk of thrombosis. The observational studies were carried out on older patients with previous cardiovascular disease and, therefore, only provide associations between xylitol and new disease for this group. In a further small clinical study, the consumption of 30 g of xylitol led to increased platelet activity in the test subjects. Due to methodological limitations and the large amount of xylitol ingested, which significantly exceeds the recommendations for caries prevention with xylitol, the dental preventive recommendations currently remain unchanged.