1. Supplementing calories: Xylitol has the same thermogenic capacity as glucose, and can be used as a nutritional medicine for supplementing calories in clinic.
2. Improve glucose metabolism: Xylitol directly participates in glucose metabolism through cell membrane without increasing blood glucose concentration, and its sweetness is similar to that of glucose, and it can also promote a small amount of insulin secretion, so it can be used as a sugar substitute for diabetic patients.
3. Inhibition of ketone body production: Xylitol can reduce plasma fatty acid production, which can be used as a combination of diabetes and ketosis during surgical anesthesia.
4. Prevention and treatment of dental caries: Xylitol can inhibit the growth of bacteria causing dental caries, thus achieving good caries prevention effect.
5. Controlling weight gain: Xylitol can control the synthesis of glycerol, neutral fat and free fatty acid, and can control weight gain, which can be used to treat obesity.
6, promote adrenaline: sugar alcohol has good thermal stability and does not produce chemical reaction when heated with amino acids. Can be made into various preparations with amino acids. Xylitol can also promote the secretion of gastric juice, pancreatic and biliary activities, adrenocortical hormone, NADPH2 ATP and so on. Suitable for the old, the weak and the sick.
7, treatment of constipation: alcohol is absorbed by the intestinal wall slower than other sugars, can be used as a laxative for senile constipation, without any pain and side effects.