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.
Low calorie sweeteners’ safety, use and benefits explained by experts
Posted: 12 April 2019Take-home messages from the Ibero-American Nutrition Foundation webinar - Highlights: Sweetness liking is innate and decreases from childhood into adulthood; Low calorie sweeteners are added instead of sugar in foods and drinks in order to provide...
Low calorie sweeteners and metabolic health: A critical evaluation of the literature
Posted: 24 June 2019Science News from the 37th International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition - Highlights: Higher quality evidence shows that the intended substitution of sugar calories with low calorie sweeteners can help improve body weight control and associated...
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...