Dietary exposure to artificial sweeteners and associated factors in the Portuguese population. 2022

Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
EPIUnit, Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

This study aimed to evaluate the risk of the Portuguese population's exposure to six non-nutritive intense sweeteners (NNIS) and their main associated factors. A tiered approach was used to estimate the usual exposure to the NNIS obtained from two 1-day food diaries among children and two 24-hour recalls among adults in the Portuguese national dietary survey (IAN-AF 2015-2016; age: 3-84 y; n = 5005). The tiers considered were the following: Tier 2.1 represents the most conservative tier, in which all foods reported were matched with the respective maximum permitted levels (MPLs); in Tier 2.2, the MPLs were attributed only to the foods for which the brand's label information identified the presence of an added NNIS; finally, Tier 3 was identical to Tier 2.2, but analytical NNIS occurrence data were used, instead of MPLs. The usual exposure of the Portuguese population to each NNIS was very low in all tiers across all age groups, as was the estimated prevalence of exposure above the acceptable daily intake. Soft drinks were the main source of exposure for most sweeteners, and acesulfame K and aspartame were the most consumed NNIS. The odds of exposure to at least one NNIS were higher in more highly educated adults and elderly, obese elderly, women, and people with lower healthy diet scores. The estimated risk of exceeding the safety levels of NNIS intake was very low in all evaluated population groups, even when considering the most conservative approach.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011174 Portugal A country in southwestern Europe, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain. The capital is Lisbon. Madeira Island,Portuguese Republic
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004034 Diet Surveys Systematic collections of factual data pertaining to the diet of a human population within a given geographic area. Diet Survey,Survey, Diet,Surveys, Diet
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000074341 Dietary Exposure The exposure to potentially harmful factors such as trace heavy metals, chemicals, radiation, or toxins due to FOOD CONTAMINATION including DRINKING WATER contamination. Exposure, Dietary
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

Related Publications

Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
December 2020, Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
January 2012, Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
January 1969, Royal Society of Health journal,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
July 2021, Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
December 2014, Food and nutrition bulletin,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
April 2023, Salud publica de Mexico,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
April 2008, Revista de saude publica,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
January 2008, Food additives & contaminants. Part B, Surveillance,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
May 2021, Nutrients,
Catarina Carvalho, and Daniela Correia, and Milton Severo, and Vânia Magalhães, and Susana Casal, and Elisabete Ramos, and Carla Lopes, and Duarte Torres
February 2019, Environmental science and pollution research international,
Copied contents to your clipboard!