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SynthesisInternational journal of obesity (2005)2021

The effects of low-calorie sweeteners on energy intake and body weight: a systematic review and meta-analyses of sustained intervention studies.

Peter J Rogers, Katherine M Appleton

Erratum issuedOpen access · greenAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in International journal of obesity (2005), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 58 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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58citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peter J RogersNutrition and Behaviour Unit, School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. peter.rogers@bristol.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-3473
Katherine M AppletonDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7045-3564
Bournemouth University · GBUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous meta-analyses of intervention studies have come to different conclusions about effects of consumption of low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) on body weight. The present review included 60 articles reporting 88 parallel-groups and cross-over studies ≥1 week in duration that reported either body weight (BW), BMI and/or energy intake (EI) outcomes. Studies were analysed according to whether they compared (1) LCS with sugar, (2) LCS with water or nothing, or (3) LCS capsules with placebo capsules. Results showed an effect in favour of LCS vs sugar for BW (29 parallel-groups studies, 2267 participants: BW change, -1.06 kg, 95% CI -1.50 to -0.62, I

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AdolescentAdultBody WeightChildDietEnergy IntakeFemaleHumansMaleNon-Nutritive SweetenersRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicYoung AdultNon-Nutritive Sweeteners

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PMID33168917
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