Low-/no-calorie sweeteners: A review of global intakes

Nutrients

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Martyn, Danika ^a   Darch, Maryse ^b   Roberts, Ashley ^b   Lee, Han Youl ^b   Tian, Tina Yaqiong ^c   Kaburagi, Naoko ^d   Belmar, Pablo ^a  

^a Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy   (Canada)

^c NONE   (China)

^d Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Consumption; Diabetics; Exposure; High consumers; Presence; Sweeteners

Indexed keywords

ACESULFAME; ASPARTAME; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; FOOD ADDITIVE; SACCHARIN; STEVIOL; SUCRALOSE; SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT; THAUMATIN; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER;

BODY WEIGHT; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUGAR INTAKE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85044270079     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu10030357     Document Type: Review

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