Background Low-calorie sweeteners are often used to moderate energy intake and
postprandial glycemia, but some evidence indicates that they may exacerbate these aims …

Data about harms or benefits associated with the consumption of aspartame, a nonnutritive
sweetener worldwide consumed, are still controversial. This systematic review and meta …

Background: Individuals with Type II Diabetes (T2D) have to manage blood glucose levels to
sustain health and longevity. Artificial sweeteners (including aspartame) are suggested …

This study explores whether the addition of aspartame-sweetened foods and beverages to a
low fat, hypocaloric diet enhances compliance and resulting weight loss. Fifty-nine obese …

Aspartame is a dipeptide containing aspartic acid and phenylalanine methyl ester. It is a
nutritive sweetener with a caloric value equivalent to that of other proteins and with …

The ingestion of non-caloric sweeteners (NCS) from food and/or drink was intended to
reduce caloric intake without compromising palatability. However, the inconclusive relation …

Strategies to reverse the upward trend in obesity rates need to focus on both reducing
energy intake and increasing energy expenditure. The provision of low‐or reduced‐energy …

Aspartame is a synthetic dipeptide artificial sweetener, frequently used in foods,
medications, and beverages, notably carbonated and powdered soft drinks. Since 1981 …

Aspartame is a methyl ester of a dipeptide used as a synthetic nonnutritive sweetener in
over 90 countries worldwide in over 6000 products. The purpose of this investigation was to …

This study investigated whether the addition of the high-intensity sweetener aspartame to a
multidisciplinary weight-control program would improve weight loss and long-term control of …