The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners
The World Health Organization has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners , which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases . NSS include artificial sweeteners such as those found in soft drinks and those you add to tea or coffee.
The recommendation applies to everyone except people with pre-existing diabetes and includes all synthetic and naturally occurring or modified non-nutritive sweeteners that are not classified as sugars found in manufactured foods and beverages, or sold on their own to be added to foods and beverages by consumers. Common NSS include acesulfame K, aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, stevia and stevia derivatives.
"The WHO could only conclude a conditional recommendation, which is not scientifically rigorous, nor based on a robust evidence base or supported by the evidence presented in the WHO-commissioned systematic review itself.
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