The industry faces the misleading challenge of premature delivery caused by sweeteners

Sweetener industry misleading: ingestion of beverages containing artificial sweeteners increases the risk of premature birth There is no scientific basis for this According to the American Journal of clinical nutrition, women who are pregnant in Denmark who consume at least four carbon dioxide drinks containing artificial sweeteners a day will have a 78% increased risk of premature birth compared to pregnant women who do not Researchers from the local Serum Institute in gen Hagen, the University of Iceland, and the Harvard School of public health analyzed the data The study was conducted by 59334 women at the Danish International Women's Insurance Institute A daily intake of carbon dioxide drinks containing artificial sweeteners increased the risk of premature birth by 38% Sugar as a sweetener was not observed in the beverage group Our findings suggest that daily consumption of beverages containing artificial sweeteners may increase the risk of premature birth, the researchers noted Carbon dioxide drinks, drinks without carbon dioxide and sugars as sweeteners show that there is a causal relationship between the ingredients of artificial sweeteners The researchers stressed that their results need to be applied to another set of studies to confirm or confirm the previous results Sweeteners are widely used in food and beverage According to Leatherhead international, the global sweetener market was worth 1.83 billion US dollars in 2007 Although sweeteners used in the United States and the European Union have been approved, they have been identified as safe by the food safety administration, Internet forums and newspapers But some scientific articles, including the American Journal of clinical nutrition, question it The industry responded that the research challenges "the authority of the scientific literature and provides misleading conclusions," said the calorie control committee, an international association representing the low calorie and fat reducing food and beverage industry Beth hubrich, a member of the dietary calorie control committee, said: 'this study is an excessive warning to pregnant women The study also refutes scientific evidence that low calorie sweeteners are safe for pregnant women Research has shown that overweight and obesity have a negative impact on pregnancy outcomes The health group supports pregnant women to use low calorie sweets In addition, low calorie sweeteners allow pregnant women to eat sugar without excessive calorie problems, and do not need to eat extra weight in nutritious foods and drinks - a harmful part for pregnant mothers and growing babies The claims were also echoed by the international sweetener Association, which represents manufacturers and users of low calorie sweeteners "Prior to approval for use in food and beverages, all low calorie sweeteners must be subject to a safety assessment by an independent national and International Committee of scientific experts." "These evaluations were considered in sensitive groups, such as pregnant women, infants, and children." Many factors can lead to premature birth, such as: smoking, diabetes, malnutrition, anemia, stress, depression and so on They also include being overweight and obese What researchers need to measure: carbon dioxide in food and sugar sweeteners without carbon dioxide, and sugar free / light soft drinks / or calories The analysis of the statistical data took into account the risk factors of non dietary preterm birth, including the age of the pregnant woman, weight, BMI during pregnancy, the status of her cohabitant, smoking habits and her family social and occupational status Although seemingly closely linked to artificial sweeteners, it's hard to distinguish that "most artificial sweetener drinks contain a variety of mixed sweeteners," the researchers noted In fact, a long time ago, Danes found that most drinks in their country contained a mixture of aspartame and acesulfalactone-k tables The researchers pointed out that it is necessary to repeat or negate our results in other independent data when we know that mixed artificial sweeteners are used in the production of beverages, the lack of research on pregnancy complications, and the controversy over these healthy sweeteners Reasonable creatures? To discuss the underlying mechanism, the researchers pointed out that aspartame is broken down into aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol in humans Studies in primates have shown that low doses of methanol can reduce pregnancy In response to this mechanism, AIS points out that the results of this study "are unreasonable science." AIS pointed out that: Aspartame produced by methanol method, which is used as sweetener in a 330ml drink, contains fewer calories than small banana, half of a 220ml ketchup The body digests methanol in the same way as it digests food, regardless of its source AIS points out that any association with overweight and obesity, including pregnancy, has a significant impact on public health The scaremongering about this low calorie sweetener really hurt the public.