Research progress on sugar alcohol sweeteners and their effects on human body
10.3760/cma.j.cn115822-20240318-00052
- VernacularTitle:糖醇类甜味剂及其对机体影响的研究进展
- Author:
Meng WANG
1
;
Xiaoyong LI
;
Li QIN
Author Information
1. 上海交通大学附属新华医院内分泌科，上海 200092
- Keywords:
Sugar alcohols;
Sweeteners;
Absorption;
Metabolism
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2024;32(3):186-192
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Sugar alcohol sweeteners are now widely used in the food additives industry as sugar substitutes. According to the World Health Organization, long-term intake of artificial sweeteners may have negative effects on health, but the only exception is sugar alcohols. As a result, researches on sugar alcohol sweeteners have gained increasing study interests in recent years. As the study progresses, it has been found that sugar alcohol sweeteners are closely related with gut microbes, lipid metabolism, cardiovascular disease and tumors. In addition, recent studies have also shown that some sugar alcohols are endogenous metabolites which can predict the risk of a variety of diseases. This review systematically details the effects of sugar alcohol sweeteners on human body and the underlying mechanisms, in order to provide a reference for the scientific research in this field.
