A review of the effectiveness of aspartame in helping with weight control

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-128

  de la Hunty, Anne ^a   Gibson, S ^b   Ashwell, M ^c  

^a Ashwell Associates   (United Kingdom)

^b SiG Nurture Nutrition Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Energy intakes; Intense sweeteners; Meta analysis; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; SUCROSE;

BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARALLEL DESIGN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33744517605     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2006.00564.x     Document Type: Review

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