Time for a Sweet Surrender?

To keep my glucose monitor in check, I am a regular consumer of sugar-free products. But the more I read about sugar substitutes, the more I worry that they may exact a sweet revenge. WaPo (Gift Article): Sugar substitute xylitol linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke. “The results challenge the popular understanding of sugar alcohols such as xylitol and erythritol as healthy, natural sugar alternatives. People view them as natural because our bodies produce them as part of our energy metabolism; however, our cells produce them at much lower levels. When these sugar alcohols are manufactured, they are industrially prepared, using bacteria or yeast that’s put through brewing and fermentation processes to create a chemical that tricks our taste buds.”