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May 24, 2026NutrientsOpen Access

Effects of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners and Sweet Taste Exposure on Weight Management, Biomarkers of Health and Sweet Taste Preference—A Review of the Evidence from Recent European Consortia Studies

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EČEva M. ČadUniversity of LjubljanaKAKatherine M. AppletonBournemouth UniversityEBEllen E. BlaakMaastricht University Medical Centre

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Implication

Narrative review examines the impact of sweeteners on weight management and health biomarkers, indicating neutrality in health outcomes.

Key Points

  • This review aims to clarify the role of non-nutritive sweeteners and sweet taste exposure on weight management and health biomarkers.
  • Narrative review of evidence from three European consortia: SWEET, SWITCH, and Sweet Tooth.
  • Evidence gathered from randomized controlled trials examining effects on body weight, health biomarkers, and sweet taste preference.
  • Consideration of intervention contexts, populations, and varied outcome measures.
  • Replacing sugars with non-nutritive sweeteners supports weight loss maintenance.
  • NNS and sweet taste exposure showed no adverse impact on body weight or health biomarkers.
  • No significant changes in sweet taste liking or appetite sensation due to NNS use.

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Čad et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1295ae48a0ea1665671e6dhttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu18111647
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