Long-term food consumption and body weight changes in neotame safety studies are consistent with the allometric relationship observed for other sweeteners and during dietary restrictions

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-156

  Flamm, W Gary ^a   Blackburn, George L ^b   Comer, C Phil ^c   Mayhew, Dale A ^d   Stargel, W Wayne ^d  

^a AAC Consulting Group   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Graystone Associates Inc   (United States)

^d NutraSweet Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric growth; Allometry; Body weight gain; Dietary restriction; Food consumption; Neotame; Palatability; Preference; Rat; Sprague Dawley; Sweetener

Indexed keywords

NEOTAME; SACCHARIN; SUCRALOSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASTE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0141815476     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-2300(03)00075-8     Document Type: Article

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