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Q: What is the evidence on the safety of sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, intense, low calorie, sugar substitutes)?

Last Updated: 2021-03-23
Q: What is the evidence on the safety of sugar alcohols?

Last Updated: 2020-05-25
Q: Are there any specific considerations with regard to the use of sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, sugar substitutes, intense, low calorie) in pregnancy/lactation?

Last Updated: 2023-11-14
Q: Are there any specific considerations with regard to the use of sugar alcohols as sweeteners in pregnancy/lactation?

Last Updated: 2020-06-16
Q: Are there any specific considerations with regard to the use of sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, intense, low calorie, sugar substitutes) and sugar alcohols in children?

Last Updated: 2023-11-14
Q: Does the use of sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, intense, low calorie, sugar substitutes) increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adults and children?

Last Updated: 2023-11-14
Q: What effect do sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, intense, low calorie, sugar substitutes) have on the management of diabetes?

Last Updated: 2023-11-14
Q: What effect do sugar alcohols have on the management of diabetes?

Last Updated: 2020-03-12
Q: Does the use of sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, intense, low calorie, sugar substitutes) increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes?

Last Updated: 2020-03-12
Q: What effect do sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, intense, low calorie, sugar substitutes) have on cardiometabolic health?

Last Updated: 2023-11-15
Q: What effect do sweeteners (e.g. nonnutritive, artificial, intense, low calorie and sugar substitutes) have on weight management?

Last Updated: 2023-11-15
Q: What is the evidence on the safety of polydextrose? Does it have an impact on appetite or chronic constipation?

Last Updated: 2021-10-12

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