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References:   1.  Rostgaard-Hansen, et al. 2024 Temporal gut microbiota variability and association with dietary patterns: From the one-year observational Diet, Cancer, and Health - Next Generations MAX study. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.01.027 David LA, Maurice CF, Carmody RN, Gootenberg DB, Button JE, Wolfe BE, Ling AV, Devlin AS, Varma Y, Fischbach MA,...

Proven Safety of Low and No-Calorie Sweeteners The world's most highly regarded global scientific and regulatory food agencies, including the Food & Drug Administration and The World Health Organization maintain that low- and no-calorie sweeteners are safe for consumption. Resources on the benefits and proven safety of low- and no-...

Managing U.S. Sugar Intake Through Low and No-Calorie Sweeteners Business for Impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business developed this whitepaper to evaluate the role low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) can play in achieving public health recommendations to reduce added sugars in the diet. This new paper increases understanding about the...

A new study, “Non-Nutritive Sweetened Beverages Versus Water After a 52-week Weight Management Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” set out to compare the effects of non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) beverages and water on body weight. As part of the larger SWITCH study, the current study was published in the Obesity Journal, and reports results following both the...

A study published in the British Medical Journal entitled, “Artificial Sweeteners and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: Results from the Prospective NutriNet-‎Santé Cohort” sought to evaluate the association between low- and no-calorie sweetener intake and cardiovascular ‎disease risk. The study authors report an association between sweetener intake and increased risk of...

The recent publication by Rios-Leyvraz and Montez, entitled “Health effects of the use of non-sugar sweeteners – a systemic review and met-analysis,” serves as an update to the 2019 systematic review by Toews, et al. and attempts to address inherent health effects of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) as well as those...