Hypotheses and evidence related to intense sweeteners and effects on appetite and body weight changes: A scoping review of reviews.

ABSTRACT: Observed associations between consumption of diet foods and obesity have sparked controversy over whether intense sweeteners may promote weight gain, despite their negligible energy contribution. We conducted a scoping review of reviews, to obtain an overview of hypotheses, research approaches and features of the evidence on intense sweeteners' potential relationships to appetite and weight changes. We searched for reviews of the scientific literature published from 2006 to May 2017. Two reviewers independently assessed title and abstracts, and full text publications. Arksey and O'Malley's framework for scoping reviews guided the process. We extracted and charted data on characteristics of the reviews and the evidence presented. The 40 included reviews present hypotheses both on how intens

SUBMITTER: Mosdol A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051566 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature