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Effects of Nonnutritive Sweeteners on Body Composition Changes during Pubertal Growth.

Yu-Hsin Chien, Chia-Yuan Lin, Shih-Yuan Hsu, Yue-Hwa Chen, Hung-Tsung Wu, Shiu-Wen Huang, Yang-Ching Chen

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Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Re-evaluation of acesulfame K (E 950) as food additive.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2025
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  4. Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Hsin ChienDepartment of Education, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Chia-Yuan LinDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Shih-Yuan HsuDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Yue-Hwa ChenSchool of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Hung-Tsung WuDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0611-8427
Shiu-Wen HuangGraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
Yang-Ching ChenDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0682-3716
Taipei Medical University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan Ocean University · TWTaipei Medical University · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 107-2314-B-532-002-MY3, MOST 109-2314-B-038-057-, MOST 110-2314-B-038-156 - and MOST 111-2314-B-038-004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of consuming specific types of nonnutritive sweeteners (NNSs) on adiposity changes in children have remained inconsistent. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of the intake of different kinds of NNSs on long-term adiposity changes during pubertal growth. Furthermore, we examined the above relationships among different sexes, pubertal stages, and levels of obesity. A total of 1893 6-15-year-old adults were recruited and followed-up every 3 months. The NNS-FFQ (Food Frequency Questionnaire) was conducted and urine samples were collected to investigate the effects of the selected sweeteners, which included acesulfame potassium, aspartame, sucralose, glycyrrhizin, steviol glycosides, and sorbitol. Multivariate linear mixed-effects models were used to examine the relationship between NNS intake and body composition. The consumption of aspartame, sucralose, glycyrrhizin, stevioside, and sorbitol was associated with decreased fat mass and increased fat-free mass. In the highest tertile group, the effects of NNS consumption on fat mass corresponded to values of -1.21 (95% CI: -2.04 to -0.38) for aspartame, -0.62 (95% CI: -1.42 to 0.19) for sucralose, -1.26 (95% CI: -2.05 to -0.47) for glycyrrhizin, -0.90 (95% CI: -2.28 to 0.48) for stevioside, and -0.87 (95% CI: -1.67 to -0.08) for sorbitol, while the effects on fat-free mass corresponded to values of 1.20 (95% CI: 0.36 to -0.38) for aspartame, 0.62 (95% CI: -0.19 to 1.43) for sucralose, 1.27 (95% CI: 0.48 to 2.06) for glycyrrhizin, 0.85 (95% CI: -0.53 to 2.23) for stevioside, and 0.87 (95% CI: 0.08 to 1.67) for sorbitol. Particularly, aspartame and sorbitol revealed a dose-responsiveness effect. The above finding was more prominent among girls than boys. Moreover, fat mass was significantly reduced in normal-weight children who consumed a moderate amount of aspartame and a large amount of glycyrrhizin and sorbitol compared with obese children. In conclusion, the NNS-specific and sex-specific effects of long-term NNS consumption revealed associations of decreasing fat mass and increasing fat-free mass for children undergoing pubertal growth.

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Non-Nutritive SweetenersPediatric ObesityAdiposityAdultAspartameChildDiterpenes, KauraneFemaleGlucosidesGlycyrrhizic AcidHumansMaleSorbitolSweetening AgentsAspartameDiterpenes, KauraneGlucosidesGlycyrrhizic AcidNon-Nutritive SweetenersSorbitolsteviosideSweetening Agentsadiposityfatfat-free massnon-nutritive sweetenerspuberty

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PMID37242202
PMCPMC10224528
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