2019•BMJOpen access
Sweeteners are added to modify consumer behaviour
Sven Eric Jordt, Sairam V. Jabba
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Abstract
The meta-analysis by Toews and colleagues indicates that artificial sweeteners are safe to consume, but their uses go beyond sugar substitution and calorie reduction.12 Artificial sweeteners allow the cheaper and more efficient production of highly processed foods with long shelf lives and enable the formulation of new sweet products.
Sweeteners such as sucralose or aspartame are 200-600 times sweeter than sugar. Novel candy products and beverages often contain sugar and artificial …