A 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...
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Malik 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 More Mossavar-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...
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Calorie 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...
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Understanding its Role in the Fight Against Obesity and Diabetes Keith Ayoob, EdD, RDN, FAND and Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York spoke to delegates at the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), held in Buenos Aires,...
Read More Dr. John Fry, international-acknowledged expert on high-potency sweeteners, presented “Application and Innovation in Stevia and Taste Development: Improved leaf extracts from advanced sensory study” at the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 15-20, 2017. Discoveries he described are now...
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Do you have questions about low-calorie sweeteners? Want to learn more about maintaining a healthy lifestyle? You asked and we listened. Our resident Registered Dietitians answered the most popular questions about low-calorie sweeteners.
