Association between intake of non-sugar sweeteners and health outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials and observational studies

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 364, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Toews, Ingrid ^a   Lohner, Szimonetta ^b   Küllenberg De Gaudry, Daniela ^a   Sommer, Harriet ^a   Meerpohl, Joerg J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; NON SUGAR SWEETENER; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER; SWEETENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBOHYDRATE;

ADVERSE EVENT; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; MOOD; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASTE PREFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EATING; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; HUMANS; NON-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUGARS; SWEETENING AGENTS; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85059494443     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k4718     Document Type: Review

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