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Existing data are insufficient to clearly support or refute the effectiveness of NNS substitution for reducing added sugar intake.
Practitioners should consider the current limitations of evidence when advising on NNS use.
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Existing data are insufficient to clearly support or refute the effectiveness of substitution with NNS as a means of reducing added sugar intake.
Why this rating
Based on the review of existing data.
Source
Non-nutritive sweeteners
Christopher D. Gardner · Current Opinion in Lipidology · 2013
DOI 10.1097/mol.0000000000000034
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