Nonnutritive sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies

CMAJ

Volumn 189, Issue 28, 2017, Pages E929-E939

  Azad, Meghan B ^a   Abou Setta, Ahmed M ^a   Chauhan, Bhupendrasinh F ^a   Rabbani, Rasheda ^a   Lys, Justin ^a   Copstein, Leslie ^a   Mann, Amrinder ^a   Jeyaraman, Maya M ^a   Reid, Ashleigh E ^b   Fiander, Michelle ^a   MacKay, Dylan S ^a   McGavock, Jon ^a   Wicklow, Brandy ^a   Zarychanski, Ryan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER; SACCHARIN; STEVIOSIDE; SUCRALOSE; XYLITOL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; META ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 85024388503     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.161390     Document Type: Article

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