A recent study entitled “Effects of Non-Nutritive Sweetened Beverages Versus Water After a 12-Week Weight-Loss Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial”, published in the Obesity journal, reports that beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) have similar effects as water on weight loss. The study reports data from the 12-week active weight-loss phase...
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Health Benefits & Established Safety of Low and No Calorie Sweeteners Supported by Decades of Scientific Experience The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) subgroup on Diet and Health published its final Guideline on the Use of Non-Sugar Sweeteners. The Guideline includes the following conditional recommendation:...
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The recent publication by Rios-Leyvraz and Montez, entitled “Health effects of the use of non-sugar sweeteners – a systemic review and met-analysis,” serves as an update to the 2019 systematic review by Toews, et al. and attempts to address inherent health effects of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) as well as those...
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The study entitled, “Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer Risk: Results from the NutriNet-Sante´ Population-Based Cohort Study,” attempted to evaluate any association between low- and no-calorie sweetener (LNCS) intake and cancer risk. However, the reported findings of this study are in contradiction to the totality of evidence and the numerous global health...
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(Download) McGlynn ND, Khan TA, Wang L, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2022;5(3):e222092. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2092 A recent review published in JAMA Network Open examined the association of low- and no-calorie sweetened beverages (LNCSBs) with body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with and without diabetes. Recent trials and reviews have...
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A manuscript entitled, “Low- and No-Calorie Sweetener Intakes in the Brazilian Population Estimated Using Added Sugar Substitution Modelling” has been published in the Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A journal. Given the lack of data available on replacing added sugars with low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) in foods and beverages...
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