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The Lowdown on Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Their Role in Healthful Eating

(A PowerPoint® presentation available for download)


 
February 2003 
 
We are pleased to introduce you to our PowerPoint® presentation, "The Lowdown on Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Their Role in Healthful Eating." You are free to download the PowerPoint® slides and accompanying notes pages which give supporting commentary and information on each slide.

Please note that this PowerPoint® presentation contains technical information on low-calorie sweeteners (sometimes referred to as non-nutritive sweeteners, artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes). It is intended for use by health professionals or informed consumers. This presentation covers the five low-calorie sweeteners approved in the United States: acesulfame potassium (Ace-K), aspartame, neotame, saccharin, and sucralose.

We hope you find this presentation to be a helpful resource.

To download this presentation:

  1. Click on the link below. This will provide you with a view of the slides.
  2. Save the presentation on your computer by going to the File menu and selecting Save As.
  3. Once you have saved the presentation to your computer, you may open the presentation in PowerPoint®.
  4. To view the Notes pages, go to the View menu and select the Notes Page view.
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