Sugar
substitution with low-calorie carbohydrates constitutes a well-grounded
approach to controlling energy intake to prevent obesity or certain
diseases, and reducing the incidence of bacteria-associated diseases such as
dental caries.
This review discusses latest applications of
alditol-type sugar substitutes with emphasis placed on erythritol (a tetritol)
and xylitol (a pentitol).
Especially
xylitol has been shown to exert interesting biochemical effects (such as
ammonia formation) in the dental biofilm.
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