A poor diet is one of the leading causes for noncommunicable diseases. Due to the
increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity, there is a strong focus on dietary …

In recent years, the concept of food has undergone a radical transformation to the point of
attributing to foods, in addition to their nutritional and sensorial properties, an important role …

Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) are commonly integrated into human diet and presumed to
be inert; however, animal studies suggest that they may impact the microbiome and …

Background The food industry uses artificial sweeteners in a wide range of foods and
beverages as alternatives to added sugars, for which deleterious effects on several chronic …

Objectives To study the associations between artificial sweeteners from all dietary sources
(beverages, but also table top sweeteners, dairy products, etc), overall and by molecule …

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 …

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 …

The rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide has been partially attributed to the
overconsumption of added sugars. Recent guidelines call for limiting the consumption of …

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 …

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 …