Sorbitol, an artificial sweetener used in chewing gums, can cause diarrhea that leads to potentially dangerous weight loss.
Two cases in Germany link diarrhea to sorbitol. A 21-year-old woman suffered diarrhea that caused her to lose about 24 pounds and a 46-year-man lost approximately 46 pounds because of diarrhea. Doctors were clueless about the disorder and dramatic weight loss despite having conducted several laboratory tests on the patients. Not until they learned about the patients' chewing habits.
Both patients were found to consume excessive sorbitol through their chewing gums. The woman chewed 15 to 20 sticks a day, containing up to 20 grams of the sweetener, while the man consumed up to 200 grams of sorbitol a day through 20 sticks of gum.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says diarrhea risk associated with sorbitol comes at the threshold of 50 grams daily intake.
So that's it. Chew sorbitol-rich gum daily, have diarrhea, and lose weight.
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