(British Journal of Nutrition (2011), 105, 1644-1651)

In healthy older subjects in a dose of 50 grams:

• Oral glucose significantly increased blood sugar and insulin levels.

• While oral xylose showed no increase (similar to the baseline case of water).

• The study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, suggests that xylose may represent an alternative sweetener to glucose in the management of Postprandial hypotension (PPH).