Experts Views
This section will provide you with useful insight from scientific experts on the role and benefits of low calorie sweeteners and their role in our diet.
Please click on the links below to read interesting pieces of opinion articles, commentaries and interviews with expert on specific topics, ranging from safety to the benefits of low calorie sweeteners in weight management and diabetes.
Interview with Dr Jean-Michel Lecerf: How can low calorie sweeteners be useful in weight management?
Posted: 27 May 2016ISA travelled to Lille on May 26-28 and in the context of the « Journees d'Etudes » of the AFDN Congress, met with Dr Jean-Michel Lecerf, who gave an interview about low calorie sweeteners. Dr Lecerf, who is an Associated P...
Interview with professor Andrew Renwick
Posted: 01 April 2011Interview with Professor Andrew Renwick Andrew Renwick is Emeritus Professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Southampton and has published over 180 original research papers and 35 book chapters. He has served as a member of a ...
ISA at the 17th international Congress Of Dietetics
Posted: 10 September 2016Highlights from the ISA roundtable symposium “Sweetness without calories: How can low calorie sweeteners be a helpful tool in dietetic practice?” The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) is delighted to have supported the 17th Internation...
Long-term low calorie sweeteners’ intake does not affect insulin resistance, a new clinical trial suggests
Posted: 16 November 2017An interview with Sara Engel and Anne Raben, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, about the findings of their new study. In times when type 2 diabetes is increasing globally, and the role of nutrition is recognised as key in diabetes management, ...
Low calorie sweeteners and diabetes: Positions of scientific, medical and patient organisations
Posted: 28 June 2019A webinar by the Spanish Federation of Diabetes (FEDE) - Highlights: Low calorie sweeteners are safe, including for people with diabetes, and their consumption is well below the set Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) limits. Low calorie sweeteners ...
Low calorie sweeteners and food intake: Explaining the ‘Cephalic Phase Insulin Response’ hypothesis
Posted: 02 October 2019Science news from the 55th Annual EASD meeting - Highlights: The assertion that by providing sweet taste without calories, low calorie sweeteners may “confuse the brain” and lead to overeating is not supported by scientific evidence; New studies...