What do we know about low calorie sweeteners? A Conference review (part 1)
Take-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. Overall diet quality is key for individuals’ health and well-being. Low calorie sweeteners are part of higher-quality dietary patterns in population […]
What do we know about sweetness preference?
Science 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 remains until old age. Current evidence doesn’t support the notion that exposure to sweetness can lead to habituation to, […]
Low calorie sweeteners are safe and can bring benefits in weight and glucose control
Science news from FELANPE 2018 Congress Highlights: The safety of low calorie sweeteners has been thoroughly studied and consistently confirmed by numerous regulatory food safety authorities at a national and international level. The use of low calorie sweeteners in place of sugar and as part of a weight management programme may favour weight loss and […]
Low calorie sweeteners: from scientific evidence… to practical use
Science news from the AFDN conference in France in June, 2018 Highlights: Known for many decades, low calorie sweeteners have a long history of safe use throughout the world. In France, ANSES (the French national food health safety agency) provided a reminder of their safety in a report on the topic in January, 20151. Low calorie sweeteners […]
Low calorie sweeteners and gut microbiome: no effect confirmed in humans
Science 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 amounts cannot be translated to effects in humans. Clinical trials confirm no adverse effects of low calorie sweeteners on […]
Sweet taste – no calories: Experts present latest scientific evidence around low calorie sweeteners’ safety, role and benefits
Science 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 subject to stringent safety evaluations by regulatory authorities around the world that consistently confirm their safety. There is […]
Can low calorie sweeteners help us reduce sugar intake?
Take-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 reduction in some products. Many health authorities note that substitution of sugars for low calorie sweeteners may be helpful […]
New evidence further supports low calorie sweeteners’ role in glucose and weight control
Highlights 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 – Journées Francophones de Nutrition), an event taking place from 13th to 15th December in Nantes, France. Organised by the French Nutrition Society (SFN – Société Française de Nutrition) […]
Long-term low calorie sweeteners’ intake does not affect insulin resistance, a new clinical trial suggests
An 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, the publication of new studies exploring the effect of different foods and drinks in risk […]
How can low calorie sweeteners help dieters?
Science 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 in this article the latest science news presented at the recent Sugar Reduction Summit, which took […]