The World Health Organization says these sweeteners have adverse effects, such as increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mortality in adults.
Updated – Wed, 5/17/23 at 5:45pm
Hyderabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a warning against the consumption of artificial sweeteners or non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) as sugar substitutes to manage weight or reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Based on the results of a systematic review of available systems, the World Health Organization states that these sweeteners do not confer any long-term benefits in reducing body fat in adults or children, and further suggests that the use of such sugar substitutes can have adverse effects, such as increased 2 risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and adult mortality.
“Replacing free sugars with NSS does not help in weight control in the long run. People need to consider other ways to reduce their intake of free sugars, such as eating foods that contain natural sugars, such as fruit, or unsweetened foods and drinks. NSS is not an essential dietary factor and has no nutritional value. People should completely reduce sweetness in their diets from early in life to improve their health,” said Francesco Buena, Director of WHO’s Department of Nutrition and Food Safety. Lanka said.
The warning is for all artificially and naturally derived or modified nonnutritive sweeteners found in several processed foods and beverages or sold individually to consumers.
WHO further added, “This recommendation does not apply to personal care and hygiene products that contain NSS, such as toothpaste, skin creams and medications, or low-calorie sugars and sugar alcohols (polyols), which contain calorie- , and therefore are not considered NSS.”
The health organization also said the guidelines would be considered part of existing and upcoming guidelines for maintaining a healthy diet, which aims to establish long-term healthy eating habits, improve diet quality and reduce the risk of unhealthy eating. Infectious diseases worldwide.
