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[edit] Articles that ask questions

So, right now, the article says:

> This product is commonly used in "Sugar Free" products and since it is a sugar alchohol are those products truly sugar free?

Is that meant to be a rhetorical question?
Or is this one of those 'In Soviet Russia, encyclopedia gets information from you!' things?

-- 67.161.46.135 03:44, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

I took it out, along with the snarky answer someone provided. They had no place in an article such as this. Sethery 20:16, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] 2 calories?

The Merk Index, Eleventh edition p.1375: "In the healthy human organism 1g of sorbitol yelds 3.994 calories wich is comparable to 3.940 calories from 1g of cane sugar"

-regards

Can anyone answer?

[edit] Sorbitol... in toothpaste?

I read your very interesting article about Sorbitol, but what is it (Sorbitol) doing in most major brands of toothpaste, as the first ingredient, no less!? Mysteriousmadamex 10:03, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

It's in toothpaste as a humectant and a sweetener. I'm not certain, but I think the bacteria that cause tooth decay can't use sorbitol an a food source, so sorbitol isn't bad for your teeth like other sugars. --Ed (Edgar181) 14:26, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


== Sorbitol... CRAMPS!!! Everytime I eat "Sugar-Free" Candy or Sours etc. I get major major major gas and diarhea. damn.

[edit] 2 calories??? (again)

From the link to NIH provided in references:

sorbitol (SORE-bih-tall): 1. A sugar alcohol (sweetener) with 4 calories per gram. 2. A substance produced by the body in people with diabetes that can cause damage to the eyes and nerves.

Anyone who is in charge - please fix it in the artilcle! it is confusing!

I think the article is clear enough--it's the same substance. It causes damage when it's inside the cells, but as a food, it's generally OK. I tried clarifying it. Jcarnelian 10:39, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "severe" gastrointestinal problems

I changed "severe gastrointestinal problems" to "gastrointestinal problems"; in a medical context, "severe" usually implies something like "potentially life threatening" or "potentially debilitating". Jcarnelian 10:39, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] As a Humectant

It would be good to cover Sorbitol as an additive to cigarettes, and what happens to it when it burns. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.5.171.61 (talk) 20:50, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] breaking story

Why isn't the current news story that Sorbitol leads to weight loss mentioned?

When it is, I'd like to see a discussion of the positive aspects as well: can Sorbitol be used as a prescription-free weight-loss substance?

85.227.226.235 (talk) 15:34, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Can you provide a link to a reliable news source? I read the BBC News site daily and have not heard of this. --Ouro (blah blah) 15:38, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
Certainly you just need to eat enough sorbitol and your body won't take up many nutrients because they pass the digestive tract so fast. -> You will lose body mass. Now, what's the "breaking news"? 84.115.145.169 (talk) 15:46, 4 April 2008 (UTC)