SWEET – Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers: Impact on health, obesity, safety and sustainability
SWEET is a 5-year multidisciplinary EU-project, including 29 partners. The purpose is to develop and review the evidence for the long-term benefits and potential risks associated with dietary sweeteners.
The primary purpose of the project is to investigate the role of sweeteners in weight control, and potentially move viable products to the consumer market.
The SWEET project consists of 8 work packages, 3 of which are carried out at the University of Copenhagen. These 3 work packages consist of:
- A 2-year intervention study
- An acute study
- A cross-over study
All of the studies will be conducted at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen.
Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers: Prolonged effects on health, obesity and safety
This study will examine the long-term effects of sweeteners on health, obesity, and safety, including whether consuming sweetened products increases the success of sustaining weight loss.
The study runs over 2 years.
The study is divided into two periods.
For adults, there is a weight-loss period of 2 months followed by a weight maintenance period of 22 months.
For children, there is a weight maintenance period of 2 months followed by a period of 22 months with maintenance of the age-appropriate BMI.
Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers: Short term impact on food behaviour, physiology & health
This study will investigate the acute effects of 4 new beverages sweetened with sugar or sweeteners on blood parameters, wellbeing, and consumer acceptance.
Adults aged 18-60 can participate in the study.
The study consists of 4 visits at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, and lasts for about 1-2 months.
Participation
Recruitment will start soon.
Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers: Acute and repeated dose impact on food behaviour, physiology & health
This study will examine the effects of 14 days of intake of new foods sweetened with sugar or sweeteners on a number of parameters related to food intake and health.
The cross-over design means that each participant must test 3 different foods for 3 periods of 14 days.
Participation
Recruitment for this study will begin in 2021.
Involverede i projektet
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Raben | Professor | +4535333653 | |
| Anne Marie Raabyemagle | Nutrition Consultant | +4535332486 | |
| Jane Guldborg Jørgensen | Biomedical Laboratory Scientist | +4535332472 |
Funded by
The European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Contact
Project SWEET
Mail: sweet@nexs.ku.dk
Phone: +45 9350 9638