POMH Food and Nutrition Services Outline Popular artificial sweeteners defined 6 Use of artificial sweeteners Health effects of artificial sweeteners Pros versus Cons Debate Sources of information ID: 757392
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Artificial Sweeteners
Kevin Thomas, RDPOMH Food and Nutrition ServicesSlide2
Outline
Popular artificial sweeteners defined (6!!!)Use of artificial sweeteners
Health effects of artificial sweeteners
Pros
versus Cons
Debate
Sources of informationSlide3
Acesulfame
Potassium (Ace-K)
Brand Name/s: Sweet One®
Sunett
®
Regulatory
status: Approved as a sweetener and flavor enhancer in foods generally (except in meat and poultry)Multiplier of Sweetness Intensity Compared to Table Sugar (Sucrose): 200xNumber of Tabletop Sweetener Packets Equivalent to ADI: 23Discovered in 1967 by Hoechst scientists in Frankfurt, Germany, it has been used in food and beverages since 1983 and is approved in more than 100 countries around the world.In the past 30 to 40 years, almost 100 studies have been conducted on the safety of Acesulfame Potassium. (1)Slide4
Aspartame
Brand Name/s: Nutrasweet®
Equal®
Sugar Twin
®
Regulatory
status:Approved as a sweetener and flavor enhancer in foods generally)Multiplier of Sweetness Intensity Compared to Table Sugar (Sucrose): 200xNumber of Tabletop Sweetener Packets Equivalent to ADI: 75THE MOST STUDIED ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERSlide5
Aspartame, cont.
In 2015, Diet Pepsi changed from aspartame to Splenda/Ace-K blend due to consumer response.
“Aspartame is the No. 1 reason consumers are dropping diet soda,” said Seth Kaufman, vice president of Pepsi
. (3)
John
Sicher, publisher of industry tracker Beverage Digest, noted that attitudes about aspartame can be very negative. Using an online tool called Topsy that measures Twitter sentiment on a scale of 0 to 100, he noted “aspartame” got a 22 ranking, below a 38 ranking for “Congress.”Slide6Slide7
Saccharin
Brand Name/s: Sweet and Low® Sweet Twin®
Sweet'N
Low®
Necta
Sweet®
Sugar Twin®Regulatory status: Approved as a sweetener only in certain special dietary foods and as an additive used for certain technological purposesMultiplier of Sweetness Intensity Compared to Table Sugar (Sucrose): 200-700 xNumber of Tabletop Sweetener Packets Equivalent to ADI: 451972, possible bladder cancer risk led to warning labels. Further studies conclude that toxicological effects of saccharin exposure in rats differ from that in humans. (2)Slide8
Sucralose
Brand Name/s: Splenda®Regulatory
status: Approved as a sweetener in foods
generally
Multiplier
of Sweetness Intensity Compared to Table Sugar (Sucrose): 600
xNumber of Tabletop Sweetener Packets Equivalent to ADI: 23More than 100 studies, representing over 20 years of research, have proven sucralose has an excellent safety profile. (4)Slide9
Cancer Risk
The ban on cyclamate (early 1970’s) and warning label of Saccharin led to consumer worry regarding cancer. Worry continues today.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): studies
of
today’s FDA-approved
sweeteners have not demonstrated clear evidence of an association with cancer in humans
.Saccharin was delisted in 2000 from the U.S. National Toxicology Program’s Report on Carcinogens, where it had been listed since 1981 as a substance reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen (a substance known to cause cancer). (5)Slide10
Why are Artificial Sweeteners Popular?
Tooth decay
Weight control
Blood sugar control
. People who consume sugary drinks regularly—1 to 2 cans a day or more—have a 26% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people who rarely have such drinks.
Those who average one
can of a sugary beverage per day had a20% higher risk of having a heart attack or dying from a heart attack than men who rarely consumed sugary drinksSlide11
Debate
Pros of A.S.
Cons of A.S
Data
is not conclusive regarding causative disease
Safe does not mean
healthyLess calories than caloric sweeteners
The risks of sugar are known. “I’ll take the risks that I know about”Better weight controlWhat is A.S. cause increase in appetite for sweet foods
Tooth decay reductionLifestyle change (more brushing of teeth, more avoidance of sugars)Blood sugar control. “I can have my cake and eat it too!”Lifestyle change. Diabetes changes one’s metabolism; why not listen to what the body is saying?Slide12
Consumer Demand vs ImageSlide13
FINAL POINTS
Americans are consuming 22 and 30
teaspoons (88-120 GRAMS)
of the sweet stuff each day
.
70-90 POUNDS OF ADDED SUGAR PER AMERICAN!
FACT: ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR IF ONE CONTINUES TO DESIRE SWEETENED FOODSSlide14
Cited Sources
http://www.acesulfamek.org
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http://
enhs.umn.edu/current/saccharin/fda.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/04/27/why-pepsis-decision-to-ditch-aspartame-isnt-good-for-soda-or-science
/http://sucralose.org/sucralose-myth-safety/http://
www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/artificial-sweeteners-fact-sheet#q2http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/FoodAdditivesIngredients/ucm397725.htm#SummaryTablehttp://
www.andeal.org/files/Docs/NNSResourceDraft3.pdf