First European conference on aspartame: Putting safety and benefits into perspective. Synopsis of presentations and conclusions

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1308-1313

  Renwick, A G ^a   Nordmann, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ISA Working Group on Aspartame   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Benefit; Health; Obesity; Safety; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; FOOD SAFETY; FRANCE; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ASPARTAME; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EUROPE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEETENING AGENTS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 34247113194     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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