Intake of saccharin, aspartame, acesulfame K and cyclamate in Italian teenagers: Present levels and projections

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 99-109

  Leclercq, Catherine ^a   Berardi, Dario ^a   Sorbillo, Maria Rita ^a   Lambe, Joyce ^b  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione   (Italy)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acesulfame K; ADI; Aspartame; Cyclamate; Intense Sweeteners; Saccharin; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACESULFAME; ASPARTAME; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; SACCHARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033030989     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520399284145     Document Type: Article

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