How much do you know about erythritol? It’s a sugar alcohol used as a low-calorie sweetener, and the largest ingredient by weight in many “natural” stevia products, but a recent Cleveland Clinic study suggests that eating it could increase risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes. Erythritol is one of the most common artificial sweeteners on the market and often features on the ingredient lists of foods marketed for weight loss and diabetes. It has zero calories, takes the form of white crystal granules, and tastes similar to table sugar. But the evidence is mounting aga…