Food, drink and condiment sources of low-calories sweeteners

What is it about?

This was an analysis of food-level data (as reported in NHANES) to identify distribution and sources of low-calorie sweeteners in foods, drinks and condiments ("food and drink additions") in the United States between 2007-2012.

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Why is it important?

This is different since most analyses focus on person- or population-level intake. Additionally, this paper enhances exposure classification for examining diet and health relationships, including weight management. We found that of reported items, 56.1% were foods, 29.1% were beverages, and 14.8% were condiments. Low-calorie sweeteners were contained in 0.7% of foods, 8.1% of beverages, and 10.4% of condiments, which is a significant source in the U.S. diet.