Review of the nutritional benefits and risks related to intense sweeteners

Archives of Public Health

Bruyère Olivier⁹  Ahmed H. Serge³  Atlan Catherine¹⁰  Belegaud Jacques⁸  Bortolotti Murielle¹¹  Canivenc-Lavier Marie-Chantal⁶  Charrière Sybil⁵  Girardet Jean-Philippe⁴  Houdart Sabine¹  Kalonji Esther¹  Nadaud Perrine¹  Rajas Fabienne²  Slama Gérard⁷  Margaritis Irène¹ 

[1] French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses), Maisons-Alfort, France

[2] INSERM 855/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France

[3] CNRS UMR 5293/Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

[4] Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France

[5] Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Inserm U1060, Lyon, France

[6] Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation - INRA Dijon, Dijon, France

[7] Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, René Descartes University-Paris V, Paris, France

[8] Université de Picardie, Amiens, France

[9] Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liege, CHU Sart Tilman, Bât B23, 4000, Liège, Belgium

[10] Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

[11] Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Suisse, Switzerland

关键词: Weight;    Compensation;    Eating behaviour;    Satiety;    Energy intakes;    Obesity;    Diabetes;    Sucralose;    Stevia;    Acesulfame K;    Aspartame;    Intense sweetener;   

Others  :  1230573
DOI  :  10.1186/s13690-015-0092-x

 received in 2015-03-23, accepted in 2015-08-26,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The intense sweeteners currently authorised in Europe comprise ten compounds of various chemical natures. Their overall use has sharply risen in the last 20 years. These compounds are mainly used to formulate reduced-calorie products while maintaining sweetness.

Methods

This extensive analysis of the literature reviews the data currently available on the potential nutritional benefits and risks related to the consumption of products containing intense sweeteners.

Results and Conclusions

Regarding nutritional benefits, the available studies, while numerous, do not provide proof that the consumption of artificial sweeteners as sugar substitutes is beneficial in terms of weight management, blood glucose regulation in diabetic subjects or the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Regarding nutritional risks (incidence of type 2 diabetes, habituation to sweetness in adults, cancers, etc.), it is not possible based on the available data to establish a link between the occurrence of these risks and the consumption of artificial sweeteners. However, some studies underline the need to improve knowledge of the links between intense sweeteners consumption and certain risks.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Olivier et al.

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