What clients need to know about sugar replacers

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 466-469

  McNutt, Kristen ^a,b,c  

^a Consumer Choices Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Palatinit of America Inc   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ERYTHRITOL; ISOMALT; LACTITOL; MALTITOL; MALTOSE; MANNITOL; SORBITOL; SUGAR ALCOHOL; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DISACCHARIDES; ERYTHRITOL; HUMANS; MALTOSE; MANNITOL; PATIENT EDUCATION; SORBITOL; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; XYLITOL;

EID: 0034167591     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(00)00143-7     Document Type: Article

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