The Calorie Control Council, an international association representing the low-calorie food and beverage industry, supports utilizing nutrition science to help consumers lead healthy and balanced lifestyles. Low- and no- calorie sweeteners (LNCS) are a proven tool that, along with diet and exercise, can help achieve that goal. The Sugar Association...
Read MoreA policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics posted online October 28, 2019 on Pediatrics entitled “The Use of Nonnutritive Sweeteners in Children” unnecessarily raises questions that have been consistently and repeatedly addressed by scientific and health authorities around the world. The new policy statement questions the safety and...
Read MoreA statement from the Calorie Control Council In response to a 2019 German Federal Institute (BfR) report1 on the stability of sucralose when processed at high temperatures, and the recent publication of the associated literature review2, the Calorie Control Council reiterates that the status of the safety of the sweetener...
Read MoreMalik VS, Yanping L, Pan A, et al. Circulation 2019; 139:00-00. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.037401 ATLANTA, GA -- While a new observational study suggests an association between long-term consumption of sweetened beverages and the risk of mortality in adults, the study findings were more likely the result of reverse causality. Researchers utilized data...
Read MoreMossavar-Rahmani Y, Kamensky V, Manson JE, et al. Stroke 2019; 50:00-00. DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023100 ATLANTA, GA (February 14, 2019) -- The Calorie Control Council (CCC) strongly recommends careful interpretation of the findings of this study. The likelihood of residual confounding from risk factors that can contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke...
Read MoreCalorie Control Council statement in response to the Systematic Review by Toews et al. (January 3, 2019) The recently published systematic review and meta-analysis by Toews et al1 reviewed existing studies evaluating the effects of low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) intake on a number of health outcomes in adults and...
Read More