March 2012 Findings presented in a review study titled “A systematic review on the effect of sweeteners on glycemic response and clinically relevant outcomes” examining the efficacy of sweeteners in relation to clinical outcomes is restrained with regards to positive findings and full of speculation, not supported by scientific evidence....
Read More Underpowered and unphysiologic design weakens fructose Abdelmalek MF, Lazo M, Horska A, Bonekamp S, Lipkin EW, Balasubramanyam A, Bantle JP, et al. Underpowered and unphysiologic design weakens fructose—ATP/NAFLD associations. Hepatology. 2012 In “Underpowered and unphysiologic design weakens fructose—ATP/NAFLD associations,” Abdelmalek et al.1 assessed fructose as a risk factor for NAFLD...
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Description: Reduced-calorie sweeteners are a hot topic and dietitians need scientifically based answers to the questions they receive from clients, colleagues and even friends and family. This webinar will touch on the “hot topics” or “water cooler talk” related to reduced-calorie sweeteners. Dietitians will learn more about how these food...
Read More In an article recently posted on his website, Dr. Joseph Mercola has made baseless allegations that the low-calorie sweetener sucralose causes obesity and is as dangerous as DDT. The Calorie Control Council notes that an overwhelming body of science supports the fact that sucralose has an excellent safety profile and...
Read More FDA's Food Ingredient Approval Process: Safety Assurance Based on Scientific Assessment Before a low-calorie sweetener is approved for commercial use, it must undergo extensive testing (which can cost millions of dollars) and years of regulatory scrutiny. U.S. food safety laws prohibit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving a...
Read More ATLANTA (June 23, 2011) Low-calorie sweeteners provide an effective solution to managing the desire to eat sweet things, according to health and nutrition experts meeting at the International Sweeteners Associations (ISA) recent 2011 conference in Brussels. Leading scientists in the field concluded that low-calorie sweeteners help fulfill our natural desire...
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