Open AccessAwareness and knowledge about sugar substitutes among population in Riyadh Region
Author(s) -
Inderjit Murugendrappa Gowdar,
Bader Khalid Aljuaid,
Abdulilah Ibrahim Almasaad,
Mohammed Abdullah Bamuqadm,
Tariq Alfaifi,
Abdulmalik Abdullah Alhoti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_725_20
Subject(s) - sugar , medicine , added sugar , population , artificial sweetener , environmental health , business , food science , biology
The food we consume will have sugar in one or the other form, which is not ideal for our teeth. This can be replaced by the use of sugar substitutes available in the market. Sugar substitutes have beneficial and adverse effects on health. In spite of their beneficial effects, long-term use of sugar substitutes is not recommended because of their health-related complications. Therefore, before consuming any sugar substitutes, everyone needs to know about both health benefits and their health hazards; hence, the present study was designed to assess the awareness, knowledge, and utilization of sugar substitutes among the general population in Riyadh Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.