Scientific library
The Science Library is a useful resource, which is easy to navigate, and provides abstracts and brief summaries with the main findings of key scientific studies published in peer-reviewed journals, on low/no calorie sweeteners’ safety, benefits and role in the diet.
Covering a wide range of topics such as the role of low/no calorie sweeteners in weight management and obesity, their use in diabetes management, their impact on oral health, their safety, the role of sweet taste overall, scientists and health professionals can easily find here all the latest studies of the scientific literature.
Abstract Background: Whether habitually consuming artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) in place of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is associated with weight changes is unclear. Objectives: To evaluate…
Abstract Background/Objectives: Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SEs) have been proposed to potentially impair appetite regulation by stimulating sweet taste receptors beyond the perception of sweetness, similar…
Abstract This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to reducing free sugar intakes while participants were in the process of attempting to do this.…
Abstract Background: Children consume more added sugar than recommended, with snacks a major source. Objectives: To determine the effects of repeated exposure to lower-sugar snacks,…
Abstract: Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) are consumed to reduce intake by providing a sweet taste with little to no energy. Despite regulatory approval and extensive use,…
Abstract: Dietary sugars are highly attractive and promote eating and, in some cases, overeating and obesity. In addition to sweet taste, sugars have postoral actions…
Abstract: Low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) (also referred to as non-nutritive sweeteners) have been the subject of controversy, especially considering recent conditional recommendations by the…
Abstract Purpose of review In this narrative review complemented by a novel meta-analysis, we critically analyzed current scientific evidence from RCTs and cohort studies regarding…
Abstract Importance: Artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are widely consumed worldwide and have been linked to metabolic disorders, including obesity and type 2…
Abstract Background: Excess intake of added sugars contributes to obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and premature mortality. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), the…
Abstract: Background/Objectives: We investigated the effects of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SEs) in replacement of sugar on gene expression markers of adipose tissue (AT) function,…
Abstract Background: Artificial sweeteners (AS) are widely used as sugar substitutes, particularly among individuals with metabolic disorders. Although AS are approved by regulatory authorities, concerns…
Abstract Background/Objectives: Low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCSs) provide sweetness in food applications that are suggested to support consumers’ reduced consumption of caloric sweeteners and added…
Abstract Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SEs) are ingredients used in foods and beverages to reduce sugar while providing the sweetness of sugar with little to…
Abstract Authoritative public health agencies, like the WHO, recommend reducing dietary sweetness to lower sweet liking, and thereby indirectly lowering sugar and energy intake. However,…
Abstract The present opinion deals with the re-evaluation of neotame (E 961) as a food additive. Neotame is the chemically manufactured compound N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-l-α-aspartyl]-l-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester.…
Abstract Consumption of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SEs) is a popular strategy to reduce sugar intake, but the role of S&SEs in body weight regulation…
Abstract The present opinion deals with the re-evaluation of acesulfame K (E 950) as a food additive. Acesulfame K (E 950) is the chemically manufactured…
Abstract Inconsistency among evidence syntheses has led to opposing guidelines and public confusion regarding low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) in noncommunicable diseases. To understand the…
Abstract Objective: To test the effect of substituting plain water (the ideal standard) for habitual artificial sweetened beverage (ASB) intake by people with type 2 diabetes…
Abstract Stevia is an intense, calorie-free sweetener that is frequently used to reduce energy intake; however, studies examining its effects on appetite and energy intake…
Abstract Background/Objectives: Sweet taste preferences are currently targeted to aid with reducing free sugar intakes, but associations between sweet taste liking, sweet food intakes, and…
Abstract Objectives: The effect of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) on long-term satiety is not well understood. This systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to investigate the effect…
Abstract This opinion deals with the re-evaluation of saccharin and its sodium, potassium and calcium salts (E 954) as food additives. Saccharin is the chemically…