ATLANTA (June 7, 2013) — Findings presented in a study on diet soft drink consumption and the risk of developing diabetes in Japanese men is critically flawed. This study does not prove that drinking diet beverages leads to diabetes; moreover, it is a study of only associations – no actual clinical testing...
Read MoreATLANTA (June 6, 2013) — A new study in PLoS ONE, "Erythritol, a non-nutritive sugar alcohol sweetener and the main component of Truvia is a palatable ingested insecticide," by Baudier et al. published on June 4 suggests that erythritol has potential as an insecticide that is safe for humans. In their work,...
Read MoreAn overwhelming body of science supports the fact that sucralose has an excellent safety profile and is conclusively tested. The safety of sucralose is supported by scientific studies conducted over a 20 year period. Here are several human studies that showing that people with or without diabetes can safely enjoy sucralose as...
Read MoreATLANTA (May 31, 2013) — The findings from a study on sucralose and its potential effects on a small number of obese people who do not regularly use sucralose did not show that sucralose abnormally affects blood sugar or insulin levels. The study contradicts numerous other human studies that have...
Read MoreATLANTA (April 1, 2013) Calorie Control Council's Position: Recently, the Doctor Oz show aired a segment about the use of low-calorie sweeteners in flavored milk and other dairy products and made several unfounded allegations. The segment centered on a petition put forth to the FDA back in 2009 by the...
Read MoreATLANTA (March 13, 2013) — In the study, “Consumption of Artificially-Sweetened Soft Drinks in Pregnancy and Risk of Child Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis” published by Maslova et al in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the study authors examined the relationship between intake of low-calorie sweetened (LCS) beverages during pregnancy...
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