Sweeteners in general, and sugar in particular, are on the “U.S. Most Wanted” list. This presentation reviewed the scientific literature to ascertain adverse health effects of sugar and non-caloric sweeteners on diet quality, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease,...
Panel: Sweeteners and Nutrition: New Developments & Reality Checks Panel #1: Caloric Sweeteners and Health: What is the Truth? June 16, 2017 - G. Harvey Anderson, Ph.D., University of Toronto Professor of Nutritional Science and Physiology, got straight to the...
Panel: Sweeteners and Nutrition: New Developments & Reality Checks Panelist #2: Low-Calorie Sweeteners & Health—Developments & Reality Checks January 1, 2017 - Prof. Richard Mattes, Purdue University, launched his data-rich presentation with a plea: Given...
There has been increased focus on ingredients that sweeten products by the healthcare community, government regulators, consumers and the food industry. Global Food Forums held its first event on this topic, the 2016 Sweetener Systems Conference, on November 2, 2016...
The 2016 Sweetener Systems Post Conference Magazine summarizes key points from that year's presenters. The theme was on sweeteners in foods and emerging hot topics on their use. Table of Contents: Insights into Challenges of Labeling “Added Sugar” - David...
Low calorie sweeteners (LCS) have been used to moderate sugar and energy consumption for over 130 years. Their safety and efficacy for weight management have been challenged over much of this time. Present concerns stem from advances in science that reveal LCS may be...
In the last 45 years, the rate of obesity has risen along with an increased availability of added sugars in foods. Obesity has been blamed on sugars and sugar-sweetened beverages and more recently on high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as a caloric sweetener in beverages....
Global Food Forums, Inc.’s 2014 Weight Management Technolgies Seminar was a unique, in-person product development event focused on providing practical, how-to formulation advice to R&D/food scientists working in this arena. Sessions provided valuable insights into...
A study by Carden, TJ and Carr, TP entitled “Food availability of glucose and fat, but not fructose, increased in the U.S. between 1970 and 2009: analysis of the USDA food availability data system” points to increased consumption of glucose and fat, but not fructose,...
