Louisiana’s proposed bans targeting low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS), including acesulfame potassium (ace-k), aspartame, and sucralose, should be deeply concerning to not just Louisianian’s, but all Americans who deserve choice and tools to combat diseases such as diabetes. Acesulfame potassium, aspartame, and sucralose have all been rigorously reviewed and approved...
Read MoreAspartame is a low-calorie sweetener that is one of the most rigorously studied ingredients in the food supply. Aspartame is used widely as a sugar replacer in a variety of foods and beverages, as well as some pharmaceutical products. Aspartame has been reviewed and determined to be safe by the...
Read MoreLow- and no-calorie sweeteners and rare sugars are some of the most studied ingredients in the food supply and their safety has been reviewed and upheld by numerous international scientific and regulatory authorities, including the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives...
Read MoreScientific research is essential, but not every study should spark unnecessary concern, sparked by headlines which can cause more damage than good. This study’s limited findings, based on unrealistic conditions, do not reflect real-world consumption. Decades of rigorous research and global health authorities confirm that sucralose does not increase appetite....
Read MoreThe Calorie Control Council supports the findings of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on saccharin. The review conducted by the EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings on saccharin examined all available research on saccharin, considering both short-term and long-term effects. This review assessed the potential impact of saccharin...
Read MoreA new study entitled, "Xylitol is prothrombotic and associated with cardiovascular risk", was recently published in the European Heart Journal. The investigators conducted four separate studies. They began with untargeted metabolomics analyses in a discovery cohort and report circulating levels of a polyol tentatively assigned as xylitol, were associated with...
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