Why foods that contain alcohols like sorbitol and mannitol warn you on their labels that they may create a " laxative effect" ?

为什么含有酒精，比如说山梨糖甘露的食，标签上面提醒你它们可能产生腹泻？

It's used as a low-calorie sweetener in everything from soft drinks to snack bars, and there are lots of different kinds, like erythritol, xylitol, or sorbitol.

很多食中，它被用作一种低卡路里的甜味剂，从饮料到零食，而且它有同的种类，比如说赤藓糖，木糖，或者是山梨糖。

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved some of the health claims food manufacturers have made about sweeteners such as xylitol, sorbitol and sucralose.

欧洲食品安全局 ( EFSA) 已批准食品制造商对木糖、 山梨糖氯蔗糖等甜味剂做出的一些健康声明。

It’s used as a low-calorie sweetener in everything from soft drinks to snack bars, and there are lots of different kinds, like erythritol, xylitol, or sorbitol.

从软饮料到小吃店， 它都被用作低热量甜味剂，种类繁多，如赤藓糖、木糖或山梨糖。

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同，韩国的大多数牙签是由玉米或土豆淀粉与山梨（sorbitol，一种天然存于各种水果中的甜糖）混合制成的。

Which is why foods that contain alcohols like sorbitol and mannitol warn you on their labels that they may create a " laxative effect." Which, I dunno, could be worse, I guess?

这就是为什么含有山梨糖甘露糖等酒精的食标签上警告您它们可能产生“通便作用” 。哪个，我知道，可能更糟，我猜？