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The Calorie Control Council welcomes this week’s decision by the European Commission to authorize the use of steviol glycosides, more commonly known as stevia, as a sweetener in foods and beverages. After months of examining the safety of natural sweeteners derived from the stevia plant, approval was publicly announced by...

ATLANTA (Oct. 27, 2011) – The Calorie Control Council has announced the publication of “Alternative Sweeteners, Fourth Edition,” the updated textbook edited by well-known sweetener authority Lyn O’Brien Nabors.  The book has just been released by CRC Press in hardback. The fourth edition of “Alternative Sweeteners” follows the same successful...

The Standing Committee of the European Commission (Directorate-General Health and Consumers Protection) voted to approve stevia extracts (steviol glycosides) for use in the European Union (EU) at its meeting held in July.  Steviol glycosides are the sweet components isolated and purified from stevia leaves. Stevia currently is approved as a...

ATLANTA (June 30, 2011) – The Calorie Control Council takes this opportunity to respond to a presentation at the 2011 American Diabetes Association Meeting. The presentation, “Aspartame Consumption is Associated with Elevated Fasting Glucose in Diabetes-Prone Mice” alleges an association between aspartame and fasting glucose. It is important to note...

A new study published in the August 2010 journal, Appetite, further demonstrates that people who consume low-calorie sweeteners are able to significantly reduce their caloric intake and do not overeat.  In fact, study participants who received the sugar substitutes instead of sugar consumed significantly fewer calories and there was no difference in hunger...

ATLANTA (September 19, 2007) — A woman’s wedding will last forever through pictures and memories and it is a day when a woman wants to look her best.  But for Sarah in Charlotte, NC, her dream of looking and feeling great on her wedding day seemed out of reach.  In fact, Sarah...