Low calorie sweeteners are helpful in weight control and do not predispose individuals to diabetes
ISA statement in response to a Press Release by The Endocrine Society The collective body of evidence supporting low calorie sweeteners’ benefits in weight control overshadow claims in a sucralose study presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting (ENDO 2018) on Sunday 18th March 2018.1 The claims by Kundu et al. regarding the potential for sucralose […]
Low calorie sweeteners in breast milk do not enhance its sweetness nor encourage a liking for sweet taste and overconsumption
ISA comments in response to study by Rother et al. Contrary to the claims made by Rother et al. in their recent study1, the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) would like to point out the lack of evidence to support any effect of low calorie sweeteners in breast milk on enhancing its sweetness and thus encouraging a liking […]
Low calorie sweeteners do not affect glucose control nor increase diabetes risk
Study findings presented at EASD annual meeting by Young et al. are not supported by a number of earlier studies by the same research group In response to a Press Release1 issued in light of the presentation of a new study by Young et al. at the 53rd annual meeting of the European Association for the […]
Current evidence supports low calorie sweeteners’ use as part of a helpful strategy in managing a “sweet tooth” and childhood adiposity
ISA comments in response to a review paper by Sylvetsky et al Having reviewed the publication by Sylvetsky et al.1 about the potential implications for low calorie sweetener use in children, the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) would like to point out the lack of evidence to support any negative effects of low calorie sweeteners’ use during pregnancy, lactation or […]
High quality research consistently shows benefits of low calorie sweeteners’ use in weight control
ISA statement in response to Azad et al study The conclusions of a new systematic review by Azad et al.1 that low calorie sweeteners might be linked to risk of weight gain and heart disease on the basis of findings from observational cohort studies are not supported by the collective evidence from well-designed human intervention studies and previous […]
Drinking diet beverages in pregnancy does not lead to increased child obesity risk
ISA statement in response to Zhu et al., NIH study Low calorie sweeteners can be consumed by pregnant women, with or without gestational diabetes, to help them reduce overall calorie and sugar intake without increasing the risk of obesity later in childhood, contrary to what an NIH study and Press Release suggest. In the cohort […]
EFSA reaffirms sucralose safety, dismissing allegations of the Ramazzini Institute
Brussels, 8 May 2017 – The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) welcomes the publication of the scientific opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)1, which reconfirms sucralose is safe and does not cause cancer. Following their scientific evaluation of a study on sucralose in mice by Soffritti et al.2, EFSA experts rejected the reported findings of the […]
No plausible mechanism to explain a potential association between diet drinks consumption and stroke or dementia
ISA statement in response to Pase et al. observational study and AHA Press Release Brussels, 21st April 2017: Having reviewed this paper by Pase et al.1, the International Sweeteners Association (ISA) highlights that this is yet another observational study providing no convincing evidence and no plausible mechanism for a causal relationship between diet drinks’ consumption […]
Low calorie sweeteners’ benefits in weight control are well documented
ISA statement in response to a Press Release by the Endocrine Society The collective body of evidence supporting low calorie sweeteners’ benefits in weight control overshadows claims in a new sucralose study presented at the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting (ENDO 2017) on Monday 3rd April 2017. 1 A strong body of evidence based on a wealth of in […]
Public Health England endorses low calorie sweeteners’ use in sugar reduction and reformulation
ISA statement welcoming the publication of the technical report by Public Health England on sugar reduction The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) welcomes the publication of the sugar reduction guidelines by Public Health England, ‘Sugar Reduction: Achieving the 20%’. Public Health England (PHE) endorses low calorie sweeteners’ use in foods and drinks by recognising their helpful […]