The role of sugars and sweeteners in food, diet and health: Alternatives for the future

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 158-166

  Edwards, Cathrina H ^a,b   Rossi, Megan ^a   Corpe, Christopher P ^a   Butterworth, Peter J ^a   Ellis, Peter R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Obesity; Phytochemicals; Sugar; Sweetener

Indexed keywords

EID: 84988433413     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2016.07.008     Document Type: Note

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