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Study in Rats Alleging Low-Calorie Sweeteners May Cause Overeating Carries Little Weight
A small rat study reported in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience (“A Role for Sweet Taste: Caloric Predictive Relations in Energy Regulation by Rats”), alleging a link between low-calorie sweeteners and weight gain, needs to be considered in the proper scientific context . . .

New Study Confirms that Low-Calorie Sweeteners Are Helpful in Weight Control
A new review of research shows low-calorie sweeteners may be one piece of the puzzle in helping solve the obesity problem. Although not magic bullets, low-calorie sweeteners and the products that contain them can help people reduce their calorie intake. The authors point out that low-calorie sweeteners are not appetite suppressants and they do not cause weight loss, but “… they have been shown to be associated with some modest weight loss….”

New Research Re-Affirms Safety of Low-Calorie Sweeteners
A new study conducted by Italian and French researchers and published in the Annals of Oncology indicates there is no association between low-calorie sweeteners and cancer.

Saccharin.org Expanded to Provide Consumers and Health Professionals with Objective, Scientific Information
Consumers and health professionals can find accurate and reliable information about saccharin on the Web via www.saccharin.org.  The new and improved saccharin Web site has an updated look and feel with expanded information on the benefits and safety of this low-calorie sweetener.

Saccharin Celebrates 125 Years of Sweetness
Saccharin, “the world’s oldest low-calorie sweetener,” is celebrating 125 years of sweetness. It was discovered in 1879 by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and quickly became a boon to food manufacturers and consumers, especially those with diabetes, who used the new ingredient to sweeten their foods and beverages with fewer calories. 

Saccharin Gets a Clean Bill of Health
Congress passed legislation that removes the warning label required on all saccharin-sweetened foods and beverages.  Saccharin’s safety has been confirmed through new evidence compiled over 20 years as well as more than a century of use. 

Congress Removes Saccharin from 9th Edition of the Report on Carcinogens
In response to today's release of the National Toxicology Report on Carcinogens (9th edition), by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Calorie Control Council issued the following statement...

Congress Recommends Delisting Saccharin
Today the Department of Health and Human Services released the Report on Carcinogens 9th edition. Prepared by the National Toxicology Program, which is headquartered at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Report identifies substances — such as metals, pesticides, drugs, and natural and synthetic chemicals — and mixtures or exposure circumstances that are "known" or are "reasonably anticipated" to cause cancer, and to which a significant number of Americans are exposed. The Report is published every two years.