Resources on Low-Calorie Sweeteners 

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In today’s age of increased rates of obesity and diabetes, low-calorie sweeteners play an integral role in weight management while providing a broader selection of low-calorie, palatable foods.  They are especially helpful for individuals looking to control their caloric intake.  With a plethora of Internet rumors and anecdotal reports, the following resources are provided to keep you informed about their safety and use.

IFIC Foundation Resources:

• Questions and Answers About Low-Calorie Sweeteners, Appetite and Weight Management
• Facts about Low-Calorie Sweeteners
• Myths & Facts About Low-Calorie Sweeteners
• IFIC Review: Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Health
• Sweet Taste, Without The Calories
• Gestational Diabetes and Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Answers to Common Questions 
• Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
• Low Calorie Sweeteners: Their Role in Healthful Eating
• Food Ingredients Backgrounder
• Everything You Need to Know About Aspartame
• Everything You Need to Know About Sucralose 
• Everything You Need to Know About Acesulfame Potassium
  
• Food Insight Articles (2006-Present):
  The Good News about Aspartame (NewsBite)
  Myths & Facts about Low-Calorie Sweeteners

External Resources:
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• FDA Consumer, “Artificial Sweeteners: No Calories . . . Sweet!”
• European Food Safety Authority Review, "Opinion of the Scientific Panel AFC related to a new long-term carcinogenicity study on aspartame"
• National Cancer Institute, “Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer:  Questions and Answers"
• American Dietetic Association Position Paper, “Use of Nutritive and Nonnutritive Sweeteners”
• Institute of Food Technologists Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, “Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Other Sugar Substitutes:  A Review of the Safety Issues”

If you are a journalist and would like to speak to a specific expert on low-calorie sweeteners or any other nutrition or food safety topic, please don’t hesitate to contact Jeff Strei, Director, Media Relations at 202/296-6540 or media@ific.org.