You Can Catch Flies With Honey, But Fake Sweetener Kills Them | Mental Floss

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You Can Catch Flies With Honey, But Fake Sweetener Kills Them | Mental Floss:





 "They found that flies raised on food containing Truvia® lived for only 5.8 days on average, compared to 38.6 to 50.6 days for flies raised on control and experimental foods without Truvia®. The toxic ingredient was pinned erythritol, which was not present in any of the other sweeteners."

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