Artificial sweeteners as a sugar substitute: Are they really safe?

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 237-240

  Sharma, Arun ^a   Amarnath, S ^a   Thulasimani, M ^a   Ramaswamy, S ^a  

^a Affiliated to Bharath University   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; metabolic disorder; nonnutritive sweeteners; obesity

Indexed keywords

ACESULFAME; ADVANTAME; ASPARTAME; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; NEOTAME; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER; SACCHARIN; SUCRALOSE; SWEETENING AGENT; SWINGLE FRUIT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LACTATION; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STEVIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SWEETENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84971484004     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.182888     Document Type: Review

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