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SWEET Project Update: May 2020
Summary: context and overall objectives of the project
The SWEET project has been designed to i) identify and address the barriers and facilitators to the...
Non-caloric sweetener reduces signs of fatty liver disease in preclinical research study
Important new pre-clinical research from the USA shows that Stevia, a plant origin, non-caloric sweetener, can reduces signs of fatty liver disease. Childhood obesity...
Sugar reformulation: sweet but not so simple
Sugar expert, Julian M Cooper, discusses the challenges that sugar reformulation presents to new developers, and outlines examples of attempts made on different products in...
SWEET Team hard at work addressing COVID-19
COVID-19 is a new disease and there is now emerging information regarding risk factors for serious illness.
Based on currently available information and clinical expertise,...
Sweet Consortium Meeting, Surrey UK
The SWEET consortium gathered from 14th - 15 January 2020 at the Elm Grove Conference Centre, University of Roehampton, London. The team reviewed project progress...
SWEET Project at Obesity Week 2019
SWEET project information was made available to colleagues from dozens of countries and was discussed by consortium partner EASO at ObesityWeek 2019 in Las Vegas,...
Low/no calorie sweeteners: their role in calorie reduction and diabetes management
As rates of obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including diabetes and dental caries continue to increase worldwide and calorie and sugar reduction have become public...
Opportunity: PhD Studentship
EASO and SWEET are pleased to announce that applications are now invited for a European Commission funded 3-year PhD Studentship, linked to a large European...
Challenges for Food Databases in the Bioinformatics Era
SWEET is pleased to present at the upcoming International Food Data Conference in Lisbon, Portugal “Challenges for Food Databases in the Bioinformatics Era” 14-18 October...