Sugar alcohols do have their downsides, though.

不过，糖醇还是有缺点的。

Sugar alcohol actually starts out as sugar, but then it's fermented to create a kind of alcohol.

糖醇刚开始的时候其实是糖，但是后来经过发酵就产生了一种酒精。

Well, most sugar alcohol, like erythritol, for example, is made from corn.

好的，大多数糖醇，就像赤藓糖醇一样，都是从玉米种提取的。

They're sweetened using sugar alcohols like maltitol, which is a potent osmotic laxative.

小熊糖果用的是诸如麦芽糖醇这类的糖醇来充当甜味剂的。

Because, sugar alcohol is the product of fermentation, just like the alcohol in beer or wine.

因为，糖醇是发酵的产物，就像啤酒或者红酒里面的酒精一样。

Now that's because most sugar alcohols pass through your body without being metabolized all the way.

那是因为大多数的糖醇进入你的身体之后并不会被代谢掉。

To make sugar alcohols specifically, companies use certain kinds of yeast that turn glucose into sweet, non-toxic alcohols.

要做出糖醇的话，公司会使用一些特定种类的酵母菌，会将葡萄糖转化为糖，不含毒性的酒精。

It also does not apply to " low-calorie sugars and sugar alcohols (polyols), " which are technically sugars or sugar byproducts that do contain calories.

该建议也不适用于" 低热量的糖和糖醇（多元醇）" ，从技术上讲，这些糖及其副产品确实含有热量。

They’re sweetened using sugar alcohols like maltitol, which is a potent osmotic laxative.

它们使用麦芽糖醇等糖醇增甜，麦芽糖醇是一种强效渗透性泻药。

Now that’s because most sugar alcohols pass through your body without being metabolized all the way.

那是因为大多数糖醇会通过您的身体而不会一直被代谢。

And on the reverse side of things, if you're quitting caffeine, sugar, alcohol, or anything else, the first step is to clear it from your home.

另一方面，如果你要戒掉咖啡因、糖、酒精或其他任何东西，第一步是把它从家里清除出去。

But other kinds of sugar alcohols make it all the way through your intestines without being completely absorbed, and have to come out as the other kind of waste.

但是其他种类的糖醇会沿着肠道顺流而下，不会被完全吸收，会成为另外一种形式的排泄物。

In addition to running and freezing showers, Rapp uses ice baths, hot yoga, and unconventional eating practices such as eliminating dairy, sugar, alcohol and various other foods high in carbohydrates.

除了跑步和冷水淋浴，拉普使用的策略还有冰浴、高温瑜伽和非常规饮食习惯，比如避免摄入乳制品、糖、酒以及其他各种高碳水化合物的食物。

But if you've looked at a nutrition label lately, you've probably noticed that there's an ingredient showing up in a lot of foods that seem to combine these two: sugar alcohol.

但是如果你最近看过营养标签的话，你可能注意到了在很多食物上面都有这么一个成分，看起来将二者结合起来了，那就是糖醇。

But unlike the wooden toothpicks often found in the U.S., most toothpicks in South Korea are made of corn or potato starch mixed with sorbitol, a sweet sugar alcohol found naturally in various fruits.

但与美国常见的木制牙签不同，韩国的大多数牙签是由玉米或土豆淀粉与山梨醇（sorbitol，一种天然存在于各种水果中的甜糖醇）混合制成的。

But if you’ve looked at a nutrition label lately, you’ve probably noticed that there’s an ingredient showing up in a lot of foods that seem to combine these two: sugar alcohol.

但是， 如果您最近看过营养标签，您可能会注意到很多食物中都出现了一种似乎结合了这两者的成分：糖醇。