Dietary intake of four artificial sweeteners by Irish pre-school children

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 592-602

  Martyn, Danika M ^a   Nugent, Anne P ^a   McNulty, Breige A ^a   O’Reilly, Emer ^b   Tlustos, Christina ^b   Walton, Janette ^c   Flynn, Albert ^c   Gibney, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

acesulfame K; Artificial sweeteners; aspartame; exposure assessment; pre school children; saccharin; sucralose; sweetened beverages

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH RISKS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); NUTRITION; PEPTIDES; SUGARS; SURVEYS;

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS; ASPARTAME; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN; SACCHARIN; SUCRALOSE;

SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

ACESULFAME; ASPARTAME; SACCHARIN; SUCRALOSE; SWEETENING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONSUMER; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFANT; IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 84961198706     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2016.1152880     Document Type: Article

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