#Artificial-sweeteners

To stay in good standing as Registered Dietitian-Nutritionists, members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics must complete a certain number of continuing education credits.  Here’s one way to get them (sent to me by a member who wishes to remain anonymous). Here’s what they need to learn to

Hand Cardullo writes in Forbes: 87% Of Sweetened Products Contain Added Sugars Only, Study Finds.    That seemed interesting.  But then I got to the sub-headline: New Georgetown University report cites need for more low- and no-calorie sweeteners. As public health officials clamor to remove added

A press release from the World Health Organization announces recommendations on the use of artificial, non-nutritive (meaning no-calorie) sweeteners: WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline. The recommendation is based on the findings of a

TODAY: KPFA book talk in Berkeley.  The Back Room, 1984 Bonita Avenue, 7:00 pm.  Ticketing info is here. ***** Jim Krieger, who I will see in Seattle on Saturday, sent this one. The study: Protocol for a multicentre, parallel, randomised, controlled trial on the effect of sweeteners and

Two studies suggest—but most definitely do not prove—that they might. A press release from Boston University says that daily consumption of either sugary or artificially sweetened drinks affect the brain. Data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) has shown that people who more frequently consume