ARTICLE: Do low-calorie sweetened beverages help to control food cravings? Two experimental studies AUTHORS: Maloney NG, Christiansen P, Harrold JA, Halford JCG, Hadman CA SOURCE: Physiology & Behavior.2019;208(112500):1-9 SUMMARY BY: Robyn Flipse, MS, MA, RDN Introduction This study explores whether low-calorie sweetened (LCS) beverages help regular consumers adhere to their...
Read MoreBy: Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD -- August 30, 2018 -- Headlines and news stories often proclaim that consuming foods and beverages with low-and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) creates an increased preference for sweet foods, stimulates sweet cravings and leads to overeating. This belief may stem from two sources. First, observational studies...
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