The Effects of Dietary Erythritol on Platelet Reactivity and Vascular Inflammation

Exclusion Criteria9

• • History of blood clot, transient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, angina, heart attack, or peripheral vascular disease, or current cancer diagnosis.
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Current, prior (within 12 months), or anticipated use of medications for treatment of hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure or diabetes, or any medication that in the opinion of the investigators will confound results.
• Unwilling to forego the use of anti-inflammatory medication during study.
• Unwilling to forego the use of marijuana during the study.
• Use of tobacco.
• Strenuous exerciser (\>4 hours/week at a level more vigorous than walking).
• Surgery or medication for weight loss.
• Diet exclusions: Food allergies or dietary restrictions that may undermine compliance to dietary protocol, routine ingestion of more than 2 sugar-sweetened beverages or 2 alcoholic beverage/day. Unwillingness to consume artificial or noncaloric sweeteners. Habitual consumption (\>10 gram/day) of beverage or foods that contain erythritol. Recent or current weight loss diet.