Special Edition: Nonnutritive Sweeteners  

In this special episode on Low and No Calorie Sweeteners, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik explores the role of sugar in obesity, including practical tips for convincing patients to reduce sugar in their diets. He is joined by nutrition epidemiologist Vasanti Malik, ScD, social epidemiologist Sandra Albrecht, PhD, and registered dietitian Marina Shapiro.

This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Heartland Food Group, the maker of the Splenda Group of Products. For more information just go to: www.splenda.com.

Presented by:
Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health
Vasanti Malik, ScD, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Chronic Disease Prevention in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Sandra Albrecht, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Co-Lead in the Food Systems and Public Health Certificate Program at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Marina Chaparro, RDN, CDCES, MPH who is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Diabetes Educator & Author

In this special episode on Low and No Calorie Sweeteners, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will take a deep dive into the randomized evidence about the efficacy of Low and No Calorie Sweeteners. Also discussed will be observational trials on NNS, as well as safety. Finally, there will be a discussion of the World Health Organization recommendations on Nonnutritive sweeteners as well as practical clinical insights.

This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Heartland Food Group, the maker of the Splenda Group of Products. For more information just go to: www.splenda.com.

Presented by:
Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health
Kathrine Appleton, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Bournemouth University.

Articles discussed:
The effects of low-calorie sweeteners on energy intake and body weight: a systematic review and meta-analyses of sustained intervention studies. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Mar;45(3):464-478. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-020-00704-2
Use of non-sugar sweeteners: WHO guideline. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240073616
Non-nutritive sweeteners and their impacts on the gut microbiome and host physiology. Front Nutr.2022;9:988144. https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffnut.2022.988144

In this special episode on Low and No Calorie Sweeteners, our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik will discuss with two experts the safety, efficacy and practical applications of Low and No Calorie Sweeteners.

This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Heartland Food Group, the maker of the Splenda Group of Products. For more information just go to: www.splenda.com.

Presented by:
Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health
Hope Warshaw, RD, CDE, BC-ADM, registered dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. She is a past president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and secretary of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation board.
Kathrine Appleton, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Bournemouth University. Dr. Appleton has published widely in the area of eating behavior, health, and well-being. Important to today’s topic, she was a co-author on a systematic review and meta-analyses of intervention studies on the effects of low-calorie sweeteners on energy intake and body weight, published in the International Journal of Obesity in 2021.