SWEET, a European Commission Horizon 2020 funded project, is supported by a consortium of 29 pan-European research, consumer and industry partners, who will develop and review evidence on long term benefits and potential risks involved in switching over to sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SEs) in the context of public health and safety, obesity, and sustainability.
The 5 year multidisciplinary project engages stakeholders from across the food chain — consumers, patients, health professionals, scientists, policy makers, and regulators — to address the role of sweeteners in weight control, and potentially move viable products to market. Stakeholders, including consumers, patients, health professionals, scientists, policy makers, and regulators will engage in the project.
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Project Coordinators
Dr Jo Harrold is Dean of Psychology and a Senior Lecturer in Appetite and Obesity in the Department of psychological sciences, University of Liverpool.
She is a behavioural neur...Read More
Dr Jo Harrold
Dean of Psychology
Professor Jason Halford is Head of the School of Psychology, University of Leeds, and President of the European Association for the Study of Obesity. His research has focused on ...Read More
Professor Jason Halford
Chair in Biological Psychology and Health Behaviour, Head of Department Psychological Sciences
Science: More than 25 years of research in the prevention and treatment of obesity and the related diseases, type-2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Main focus has been on nu...Read More
Professor Anne Raben
Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of CopenhagenHow Sweet it is: Key Findings from the EU SWEET Project
Latest News
SWEET Consortium position: WHO guideline on non-sugar sweeteners
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently issued a "conditional recommendation" on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), sparking discussions and concerns regarding their potential impact on human health. This guideline is based on a comprehensive systematic review of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and particularly observational studies, which advises against using NNS for weight control....
Novel Sustainability Approach Applied to Sweetener Use in Foods
SWEET is investigating the ramifications for replacing added sugar within food and drink products with sweeteners and...
Assessing the Sustainability of Sweeteners: request for input
On behalf of EU Horozon 2020 funded project SWEET, we have the pleasure of inviting you to contribute to a process...
Three Questions: Meet Dr James Suckling
James, it’s great to meet with you. Please tell us about your work and your role in the SWEET project. I work in the...
Gender equality in the H2020 SWEET Project
The SWEET Consortium is pleased to introduce you to colleague and project partner Heleen Claringbould from Corepage....
Public health rationale for reducing sugar: Strategies and challenges
The continuing global increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, particularly amongst children, attracts...
June 2020 news bulletin
SWEET, a European Commission Horizon 2020 funded project, is supported by a consortium of 29 pan-European research,...
SWEET Project Update: May 2020
Summary: context and overall objectives of the project The SWEET project has been designed to i) identify and address...
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...
Sugar reformulation: sweet but not so simple
Sugar expert, Julian M Cooper, discusses the challenges that sugar reformulation presents to new developers, and...