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Exposure Assessment of Artificial Sweeteners among Type 2 Diabetic, Overweight and Obese Individuals


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1 National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
2 National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
3 National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Division of Biostatistics, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
     

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In recent years consumption of artificially sweetened foods and beverages became popular in India, with the regulatory formulations to use them in selected foods; their inclusion especially in sweets, biscuits and beverages has increased. There are many concerns rising regarding their safety and is becoming an area of controversy. So an exposure assessment has been carried out to evaluate intake levels among type II diabetic, overweight and obese individuals. A cross-sectional study design was applied and a food frequency questionnaire was used to obtain the information on consumption pattern. Range, standard deviation and mean daily intake levels were calculated and the values were compared with an appropriate Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI). Results indicated that, the mean daily intake levels of aspartame (0.85±0.75) were found to be high among type 2 diabetic individuals whereas sucralose (0.41±0.41) and acesulfame-k (0.07±0.02) were high among overweight group. There was a significant difference (p<0.0001) observed in intake levels among both groups and all the sweeteners were found to be well within the ADI levels.

Keywords

Artificial Sweeteners, Diabetes, Aspartame, Overweight and Obesity.
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Authors

A. Bhagyasri
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
R. Naveen Kumar
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
N. Balakrishna
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Division of Biostatistics, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India
V. Sudershan Rao
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana 500 007, India

Abstract


In recent years consumption of artificially sweetened foods and beverages became popular in India, with the regulatory formulations to use them in selected foods; their inclusion especially in sweets, biscuits and beverages has increased. There are many concerns rising regarding their safety and is becoming an area of controversy. So an exposure assessment has been carried out to evaluate intake levels among type II diabetic, overweight and obese individuals. A cross-sectional study design was applied and a food frequency questionnaire was used to obtain the information on consumption pattern. Range, standard deviation and mean daily intake levels were calculated and the values were compared with an appropriate Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI). Results indicated that, the mean daily intake levels of aspartame (0.85±0.75) were found to be high among type 2 diabetic individuals whereas sucralose (0.41±0.41) and acesulfame-k (0.07±0.02) were high among overweight group. There was a significant difference (p<0.0001) observed in intake levels among both groups and all the sweeteners were found to be well within the ADI levels.

Keywords


Artificial Sweeteners, Diabetes, Aspartame, Overweight and Obesity.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2016.53.3.5297