Suboptimal nutrition is a leading cause of poor health. Nutrition and policy science have
advanced rapidly, creating confusion yet also providing powerful opportunities to reduce the …

The pressing issue to feed the increasing world population has created a demand to
enhance food production, which has to be cheaper, but at the same time must meet high …

En este capítulo revisamos el papel y los posibles riesgos/beneficios de los edulcorantes
como parte de la alimentación. Tras su aparición e interés por los efectos beneficiosos …

By reducing energy density, low-energy sweeteners (LES) might be expected to reduce
energy intake (EI) and body weight (BW). To assess the totality of the evidence testing the …

ABSTRACT Background Low-calorie sweeteners (LCSs) provide sweetness with little or no
energy. However, each LCS's unique chemical structure has potential to elicit different …

The negative impact of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages on weight and other health
outcomes has been increasingly recognized; therefore, many people have turned to high …

Steviol glycoside sweeteners are extracted and purified from the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
plant, a member of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family that is native to South America …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this paper is to review the epidemiology of
obesity and the evolution of artificial sweeteners; to examine the latest research on the …

Until recently, the general belief was that non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) were healthy
sugar substitutes because they provide sweet taste without calories or glycemic effects …

A2009 American Heart Association scientific statement titled “Dietary Sugars Intake and
Cardiovascular Health” 1 concluded that current intake of added sugars among Americans …