Abstract
The association between non-nutritive sweeteners and obesity is controversial. To determine whether the consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners is related to higher risk for overweight or obesity among university students in Chile, Panama, Guatemala and Peru. A total of 1,224 (472 from Chile, 300 from Panama, 248 from Guatemala and 204 from Peru) male and female university students aged between 18 and 26 years participated in the study. Each student reported their food intake (frequency of weekly consumption) in a survey that contained photos of foods containing non-nutritive sweeteners adapted for each country. Anthropometry was also measured. More than 80% of students consumed at least one product containing non-nutritive sweeteners. Females who ate acesulfame potassium and sucralose had a lower risk of overweight or obesity with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.5 (confidence intervals (CI) = 0.3-0.9; p = 0.003) and OR = 0.4 (IC = 0.2-0.8; p = 0.01), respectively. In this sample of Latinamerican university students, consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners was associated with lower risk of overweight only in females.
Highlights
The association between non-nutritive sweeteners and obesity is controversial
Entre las fortalezas, podemos nombrar que es una muestra latinoamericana, es el primer estudio realizado en países en transición nutricional, que se utilizó una encuesta validada y con amplia variedad de edulcorantes no nutritivos (ENN) disponibles en el mercado de cada país, incluyendo ENN líquidos, en polvo y en tabletas de gran uso en infusiones y otras preparaciones de alto consumo en los universitarios
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Summary
Samuel Durán Agúero1,a, Estela Blanco Batten2,b, María del Pilar Rodríguez Noel3,c, Karla Cordón Arrivillaga4,c, Julieta Salazar de Ariza4,c, Jiniva Record Cornwall5,c, María del Pilar Cereceda Bujaico6,c, Sonia Antezana Almorza[6], Sissy Espinoza Bernardo[6], Claudia Encina Vega3,c. Association between non-nutritive sweeteners and obesity risk among university students in
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