Artificial sweeteners do not help you lose weight, WHO warns
Back to Topic
Click to Print
Useful Websites
Glossary Term Selection
Consumption of free sugars is linked to rising obesity and increased cases of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and tooth decay.
By Ella Pickover
People should avoid using sweeteners to help with weight control, global health leaders have said.
Low or no-calorie sweeteners are used instead of sugar to sweeten foods and drinks and can be found in products including desserts and ready meals, cakes, drinks, chewing gum and toothpaste.
Many people also add non-sugar sweeteners to their own food and beverages as a sugar alternative.
But new guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) urges people not to use non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) as a tool for weight control.
It said consumption of free sugars has been linked to rising numbers of people who are overweight or obese as well as increases in cases of type two diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and tooth decay.
With a focus on reducing sugar intake, the WHO said ‘interest in non-sugar sweeteners as a possible alternat...
Want to see the rest of this article?
Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?
- Useful related articles
- Video and multimedia references
- Statistical information and reference material
- Glossary of terms
- Key Facts and figures
- Related assignments
- Resource material and websites
