Low calorie sweeteners’ role in the diet from a public health perspective

An interview with Dr Caomhan Logue, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK

Dr Caomhan Logue outlines in his interview, which was given in the context of the 17th International Congress of Dietetics in September 2016, the public health strategies that can play an important role in obesity and diabetes prevention and management. Food reformulation and the role of low calorie sweeteners in sugar reduction was discussed as one potential public health strategy in the effort to manage obesity and related chronic diseases. Dr Logue also presents in this video his latest research work on low calorie sweeteners and how this work can add value in the science around this field.

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