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One of my pet peeves is Malitol/Maltitol - an artificial(?) sweetener used to replace sugar. It's supposed to be safe for diabetics to eat - problem is that it is only a few points lower on the glycemic index scale than is white table sugar made from sugar cane.

AND it causes massive stomach upset and diarrhea in a not insignificant number of people who eat it.

"...I stay away from “Malitol/Maltitol...”
"...That stuff blows everything out the end of your colon..."
"...it causes massive stomach upset and diarrhea..."

The sweetener Sorbitol also does those things -
with the added 'benefit' that it drastically lowers the
levels of potassium in your bloodstream.

So since I was eating sorbitol-containing breath mints
every day for years, when my endocrinologist
(diabetes doctor) saw that my potassium was alarmingly
low in my blood work, he put me on huge horse-pill sized
tablets of it.

I can barely swallow the huge damned things.
(And yes, I quit those mints.)

But hey, potassium is just needed to keep the heart beating
in proper rhythm - so it can't be all that important, right?

I should become a professional nutritionist,
instead of merely an amateur one - really.