Claim: By “confusing” our taste preferences, leading to altered taste perception and a preference for high-calorie ad sweet-tasting foods and beverages.
HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS | |
| “CHOICE” RCT | Piernas et al, AJCN, 2013 (http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/97/3/604) |
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| Findings | The diet beverage group showed decreases in most caloric beverages and specifically reduced more desserts than the water group did. |
| Conclusion excerpt | “Our study does not provide evidence to suggest that a short-term consumption of diet beverages, compared with water, increases preferences for sweet foods and beverages.” |
LITERATURE REVIEWS | |
| Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics EAL 2009, Reaffirmed JAND 2012 (http://bit.ly/1L6SRXx) | |
| Question | In adults, does aspartame affect appetite or food intake? |
| Conclusion statement (Grade 1) | “There is good evidence that aspartame does not affect appetite or food intake. “ |
| Bellisle, Curr Obes Rep, 2015 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438179/) | |
| Overview | Reviewed specific effects of LCS use on appetite for sweet products; included observational studies, experimental laboratory studies, randomized controlled trials, and brain imaging studies. (38 studies included) |
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| Conclusion excerpt | “Recent intervention studies in children and adults confirm that LCS use tends to reduce rather than increase the intake of sugar-containing foods and facilitate, rather than impair weight loss.” |
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