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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...
Do low-calorie sweetened beverages help to control food cravings? Two experimental studies
A new paper from the University of Liverpool has found that frequent consumption of low-calorie sweetened (LCS) beverages may help people to eat less and...
New EC Horizon 2020 project “SWEET” investigates the implications of greater use of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers to replace sugar in the European diet.
Professor Richard Murphy of the Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES) at the University of Surrey has provided us with information on this EC-funded project...
5 Questions: Meet Corey Scott, Cargill corporation
Why did you decide to participate in this project?
As sugar reduction strategies are becoming more of a global focal point, sweetener use can be...
Meet SWEET Project Coordinator Anne Raben
Professor Raben, it’s great to meet you. Please tell us about your role in the project
From the beginning, the H2020-call on Sweeteners caught my...
European project to identify and address barriers to sweetener use
A new study, led by researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Copenhagen, has been launched to identify the risks and benefits of sugar replacements...