Cardiovascular risk

Erythritol

Observed associations between erythritol exposure and cardiovascular events do not establish that dietary erythritol causes events.

limited evidence

Direction: association

Magnitude: unknown

Human evidence reviewed

Study context

Population: Adults in observational research

Studied dose: Varies or not established

Duration: Varies across reviewed studies

Last reviewed: 2026-09-16

Limitations & caveats

  • Exposure measurement and confounding limit interpretation.

Sources

The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event riskCohort study · Witkowski et al. · supportsRead ›Aspartame and Other Sweeteners in FoodExpert or government fact sheet · U.S. Food and Drug Administration · supportsOpen ↗

Source type and claim strength are separate. A fact sheet summarizes underlying research; its link is not an individual clinical trial.