English name suffixes that end in âley indicate that the original bearer lived near a woodland clearing. The ending âton means âtown,â and âing can mean âthe descendants, followers or people ofâ a place, as in Epping and Hastings. The suffixes -ford and -ham also denote the place a family was associated with. German
Sugar Alcohols. Sugar alcohols are one type of reduced-calorie sweetener. Sugar alcohols provide fewer calories than sugar and have less of an effect on blood glucose (blood sugar) than other carbohydrates. Even though they are called sugar alcohols, they do not contain alcohol.
But what exactly is sugar alcohol? The name is slightly misleading, because sugar alcohols aren't like ethanol (the kind of alcohol that gets you tipsy) and they're not like sugar, the kind of carbohydrate that causes a rapid spike in blood glucose.