Even Though Non-Nutritive Sweeteners May Help In Weight Loss, Animal Studies Raise Concerns About Risks.

provided an overview of research into “non-nutritive sweeteners.” While “controlled trials” indicate they may “sometimes help in weight loss...observational and animal studies raise concerns about their risks.” The article also quoted from the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s 2015 report, which concluded, “There is insufficient evidence to recommend the use of low-calorie sweeteners as a strategy for long-term weight loss and weight maintenance.” Because “the long-term effects of low-calorie sweeteners are still uncertain, those sweeteners should not be recommended for use as a primary replacement/substitute for added sugars in foods and beverages.” http://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/sweet-lowdown-artificial-sweeteners-weight-gain/