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Studies Tip the Scales in Favor
of Low-Calorie Sweeteners
Looking to manage your calories or keep weight off? // ultiple studies
suggest low—calorie sweeteners can be a helpful part ofan overall
weight management plan.
People who substituted
two sugar—sweetened
drinks with two diet
beverages enjoyed a
healthy change in their
calorie intake and
eating habits.
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In a study oi279 people,
those who drank
low—ca| orie beverages
every day as part of a
weight loss program
dropped more weight
than those who drank
only water.
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People who
substituted
aspartamesweetened
products for those
sweetened with sugar
lost nearly ‘/2 pound
perweek.
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1 Piernas C, et al. Does Diet-Beverage Intake Affect Dietary Consumption Patterns? Results From the Choose Healthy Options
Consciously Everyday (CHOICE) Randomized Clinical Trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2013, 97(3), 604-611.
2 Peters JC, et al. The Effects of Water and Non—Nutritive Sweetened Beverages on Weight Loss During a 12-Week Weight Loss
Treatment Program. Obesity 2013, 22(6), 1415-1421.
3 De la Hunty A, et al. A Review of the Effectiveness of Aspartame in Helping With Weight Control. Nutrition Bulletin 2006, 31(2),
115-128.