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The World Health Organization said Monday it is advising people not to use nonsugar sweeteners for weight control, warning that they may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults. <\/p>\n

The agency said a systematic review of the available evidence suggests nonsugar sweeteners do not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cNSS are not essential dietary factors and have no nutritional value,\u201d said Francesco Branca, WHO director for nutrition and food safety, in a statement. \u201cPeople should reduce the sweetness of the diet altogether, starting early in life, to improve their health.\u201d <\/p>\n

The news was greeted with dismay by the International Sweeteners Association, whose members include PepsiCo Inc.
\n PEP,
\n -0.94%<\/bg-quote>,<\/span>
\n Celanese Corp.
\n CE,
\n +4.40%<\/bg-quote>,<\/span>
\n Cargill and Tate & Lyle PLC
\n TATE,
\n -1.47%<\/bg-quote>,<\/span>
\n among others. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe ISA joins others, including relevant government agencies around the globe, who have responded to the public consultation on the draft guideline expressing their concerns about the conclusions and rationale used by WHO,\u201d the association said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cISA agrees with the UK\u2019s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities that commented \u201cthe guideline may go too far\u201d and with the Australian government\u2019s Department of Health and Aged Care who wrote that\u00a0\u201cthe recommendation may result in undesirable health outcomes for some individuals.\u201d <\/p>\n

The WHO could only conclude a \u201cconditional recommendation,\u201d said the statement, because it did not include all available evidence. <\/p>\n

That means it\u2019s not \u201cscientifically rigorous, nor based on a robust evidence base or supported by the evidence presented in the\u00a0WHO-commissioned systematic review\u00a0itself,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The new guidance applies to all people apart from those already living with diabetes, and includes all synthetic, naturally occurring or modified non-nutritive sweeteners that are not classified as sugars, including acesulfame K, aspartame, advantame, cyclamates, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, stevia and stevia derivatives, said the WHO statement. <\/p>\n

\u00a0The\u00a0Calorie Control Council (CCC),\u00a0an international association representing the low-calorie food and beverage industry, said the move was misguided, and noted that the WHO is not considering the value of NSS for people living with diabetes, who account for more than 10% of the global population. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is mind-boggling that persons living with diabetes, for whom non-sugar sweeteners can have an especially meaningful \u200erole in their compliance with necessary dietary requirements, were conveniently not considered \u200ewhen creating these guidelines,\u201d said Dr. Keith Ayoob, scientific adviser to the council said in emailed comments.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WHO\u2019s insistence on focusing only on prevention of unhealthy \u200eweight gain and non-communicable diseases is at the very least, misguided. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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