A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications.
Sorbitol has been studied across 12 research domains including 🔥 Metabolic, 🧠 Focus & Attention, 🦠 Gut & Microbiome, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🫘 Kidney. The primary research focus is 🔥 Metabolic with 22% of studies addressing this area.
This evidence profile for Sorbitol is generated deterministically from 299 PubMed-indexed studies. All data is corpus-verified with Merkle proofs. BiohacksAI does not provide medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement regimen.
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