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.
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 ...
The 21st International Congress of Nutrition addresses the advantages and applications of sweeteners at present
Posted: 20 October 2017Through the Symposium “Sweeteners: Advantages and Applications in the 21st Century” The symposium is organized by the Spanish Foundation for Nutritional Research (FIN) and the Spanish Nutrition Foundation (FEN), within the framework of the 21st ...
What do we know about low calorie sweeteners? A Conference review (part 1)
Author(s): Vicky Pyrogianni, MSc, Dietitian – Nutritionist, Scientific Director, ISA | Posted: 08 November 2018Take-home scientific outcomes for health-care professionals from the ISA Conference in 2018 - Key speakers’ remarks: Low calorie sweeteners can be part of the toolbox along with other strategies in dealing with obesity and diabetes;...
What do we know about sweetness preference?
Posted: 03 October 2018Science news from the EFAD Conference 2018 - Highlights: Human preference for sweet taste is innate and universal. Liking for sweetness is intense during childhood and decreases to adolescence and into adulthood, but our appetite for sweetness...