Open AccessUsefulness of Artificial Sweeteners for Body Weight Control
Author(s) -
MariePierre StOnge,
Steven B. Heymsfield
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1301/nr.2003.jun.219-221
Subject(s) - artificial sweetener , appetite , low calorie , food science , body weight , sucrose , calorie , weight control , weight loss , food additive , medicine , biology , obesity , sugar , endocrinology
Artificial sweeteners provide lower calorie food products but have been thought to increase appetite and perhaps lead to increased body weight compared with high‐sucrose foods. A recent trial demonstrated that subjects supplementing their diets with artificially sweetened foods lost weight, whereas those consuming high‐sucrose foods gained weight. This review sheds some light on the controversy regarding the effects of artificial sweeteners in body weight control.