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.
How can low calorie sweeteners help dieters?
Posted: 10 November 2017Science news from the Sugar Reduction Summit, London Committed to our objective to bring to visitors of the ISA website the latest science on low calorie sweeteners, and to provide evidence-based information on their use in the diet, we share ...
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, ...
New evidence further supports low calorie sweeteners’ role in glucose and weight control
Posted: 13 December 2017Highlights from the ISA-supported symposium at the French Nutrition day 2017 The International Sweeteners Association (ISA) is particularly pleased to have participated with an ISA-supported symposium in the French Nutrition Day (JFN – Jour...
Can low calorie sweeteners help us reduce sugar intake?
Posted: 17 May 2018Take-home messages from a British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) webinar. Highlights: In the current climate, where obesity is a major public health concern, low calorie sweeteners offer a useful tool for reformulation to achieve sugar and calorie ...
Sweet taste – no calories: Experts present latest scientific evidence around low calorie sweeteners' safety, role and benefits
Posted: 14 June 2018Science news from the ISA symposium at GANEPÃO 2018 nutrition conference in Brazil. Highlights: Low calorie sweeteners are amongst the most studied food ingredients worldwide; before being approved for use on the market, low calorie sweeteners are ...
Low calorie sweeteners and gut microbiome: no effect confirmed in humans
Posted: 05 July 2018Science news from the 36th Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition in Croatia. Highlights: Low calorie sweetener-induced effects on gut microbiome are not confirmed in humans. Outcomes of animal studies testing low calorie sweeteners in very high...