The Effect of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners' Consumption on Body Weight: A Randomized-Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: For several decades, non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) have been used as alternatives to sugar for caloric control, but their metabolic effects remain unclear. In the literature, they were blamed to contribute to several conditions, including obesity. While their effect on body weight has been investigated in numerous studies, the results have been inconsistent. Our study aims to investigate the effect of NNS consumption on body weight, and whether the results vary among different types of sweeteners. A randomized-controlled trial was conducted on a final number of 20 healthy participants over a period of 6 weeks, with an initial screening session and two follow-up sessions. Anthropometric measurements were taken at each visit. While NNS consumers were randomly assigned to the sucralose (0.50

SUBMITTER: Daher M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12288618 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature