Industry rebuts 'sweeteners that cause premature birth'

A study published in mid-to-late July in the journal The American Academy of Clinical Nutrition claims that drinks containing artificial sweeteners can be harmful to unborn babies and increase the risk of premature birth in pregnant women who regularly drink them, Food Partners.com reported.
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, according to the U.S. Food Navigation Network on August 3, the food industry has questioned the results of the study, and countered.
: Researchers from the National Serum Institute at the University of Iceland and the Harvard School of Public Health followed 59,334 women and found a link between daily drinks containing artificial sweeteners and premature birth in pregnant women.
study found that pregnant women were 38 percent more likely to be premature if they drank an average of one can of artificial sweetener a day.
drink more than 4 cans a day, the chance of preseeding increases by up to 78%.
researchers say some artificial sweeteners contain methanol, and exposure to methanol may be linked to precoctic birth.
sweeteners are widely used: they are common in food and beverage products and are used by a wide range of food companies as products that reduce sugar intake in order to provide consumers with healthy products.
2007 sweeteners were worth $1.83 billion in the global market, according toLeatherhead International.
While all sweeteners have been approved for use in the European Union and the United States and are recognized by food safety authorities, recent Internet forums, news reports and some scientific literature - including new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - continue to drive public skepticism about sweeteners.
from the Industry Response Calorie Control Committee, the international association for the low-calorie and low-fat food and beverage industry, said the study challenges the authority of the scientific literature and provides misleading conclusions for consumers.
"This study may cause excessive panic among pregnant women," said Beth Hurbrich of the Calorie Control Council.
major medical groups support the use of low-calorie sweeteners during pregnancy.
In addition, low-calorie sweeteners can help pregnant women enjoy sweetness without consuming too many calories, leaving plenty of room for nutritious food and beverage intake, and not gaining weight as a result - which has proven to be harmful to mothers and fetuses.
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statements were reiterated by the International Sweeteners Association, which represents manufacturers and users of low-calorie sweeteners.
All low-calorie sweeteners previously authorized for use in food and beverages must be assessed within a safe range by an independent committee of national and international scientific experts," the association said.
many factors increase the risk of precocm birth: smoking, anemia, diabetes, malnutrition, stress, depression, etc.
also include overweight and obesity.
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