Dan Atar, MD: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Member of the European Society of Cardiology Communication Committee
- Quoted on
- Heart disease & stroke
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“In this observational work, however, it appears that xylitol has a negative long-term effect on cardiovascular events in the general population.”
What Dan Atar, MD has said
“Sweeteners are widely used in modern society, and their safety profiles have generally been regarded as acceptable by regulatory authorities. In this observational study, however, xylitol appears to be associated with a long-term adverse effect on cardiovascular events in the general population.”
member of the ESC Communications Committee · Heart disease & stroke · 29 Sept 2026 · Xylitol Linked to Increased Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk ↗
Where Dan Atar, MD has been quoted
- Heart attack: Chewing-gum sweetener xylitol tied to 57% higher riskmedicalnewstoday.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Xylitol Linked to Increased Long-Term Cardiovascular Riskmedscape.com · 29 Sept 2026
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