Following on from our webinar on ’Sweeteners & Diabetes’, we’ve pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the webinar. If you missed the live webinar, you can register to watch the recording.
GUIDELINES AND REPORTS
Health effects of the use of non-sugar sweeteners: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022). World Health Organisation (WHO). Systematic review which brings together the most current scientific evidence on health effects of non-sugar sweetener use
The Use of Low or No Calorie Sweeteners (2018). Diabetes UK. Position statement from regarding the use of sweeteners
The Use of Low Calorie Sweeteners – Insights Gathered (2018). Diabetes UK. Position statement
The Use of Artificial Sweeteners (2016). British Dietetic Association. Policy statement around sweeteners including their use within diabetes
Type 2 diabetes in adults: management (2015). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE Guidelines NG28
Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to intense sweeteners and contribution to the maintenance or achievement of a normal body weight (2011). European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Scientific opinion in relation to health claims and sweeteners
RESEARCH PAPERS
Personalized microbiome-driven effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on human glucose tolerance (2022). Suez et al. Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) and their impact on the microbiome
Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort (2022). Debras et al. Study published in the BMJ – a large scale prospective cohort study suggesting a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption and increased cardiovascular disease risk
Artificial sweeteners and cancer risk: results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study (2022). Debras et al. Cohort study showing a link between artificial sweeteners and increased cancer risk
Laboratory studies of the dental properties of soft drinks (1989). Grenby et al. Study looking at low calorie soft drinks, suggesting fruit based (citric acid) drinks increase risk more than others
DIABETES UK RESOURCES
Sugar, Sweeteners and Diabetes. Practical advice
Eating Well with Diabetes. Dietary advice for diabetes
What is a Healthy Balanced Diet for Diabetes. Practical advice into healthy eating for diabetes
Learning Zone. Courses to help individuals understand more about the management of diabetes, including practical sessions on eating well
CAMBRIDGE DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAMME RESOURCES
Website – Online diabetes competency-based training for healthcare staff
@CDEPDiabetes (Twitter) and @cdepdiaebtes (Instagram) accounts
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
The Eatwell Guide (2019). National Health Service (NHS). A visual guide as to what constitutes a healthy balanced diet
The Truth about Sweeteners (2019). NHS. Practical advice on the health impact of sweeteners
Low and no calorie sweeteners (LNCS) FAQs (2016). British Nutrition Foundation (BNF). Useful guide from the BNF
SOCIAL MEDIA
@DiabetesUK (Twitter), Diabetes UK (Website) and diabetesuk (Instagram) for Diabetes UK – the UK’s leading diabetes charity
@DiabetesUKProf (Twitter) for Diabetes UK Professionals
@dtwenefour (Twitter) for Douglas Twenefour RD – Deputy Head of Care at Diabetes UK
@DSG_BDA (Twitter) and dsg_bda (Instagram) for the BDA Diabetes Specialist Group
@amdiabetesassn (Twitter), amdiabetesassn (Instgram) and The ADA (Website) for the American Diabetes Association
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Low Carb Diets: Latest Evidence and Practice (2021), Douglas Twenefour RD discusses the latest SACN report for the use of low carb diets in type 2 diabetes. Accompanying Resource Blog.
Nutrition, Diabetes and the Microbiome (2021), Dr Denise Robertson and Douglas Twenefour. 60 minute webinar and accompanying Resource Blog
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes (2020), Mike Lean. Webinar summarising the latest evidence around reversal of type 2 diabetes
Carb Confusion : Carbohydrate & Type 2 Diabetes (2020), Dr Paul McArdle. Webinar clarifying advice around carbohydrates for type 2 diabetes
Diabetes UK Nutrition Guidelines Webinar 3 – Cardiovascular Disease (2020), Douglas Twenefour. Webinar exploring cardiovascular disease and the link between diabetes
Diabetes UK Nutrition Guidelines Webinar 2 – Weight & Blood Glucose (2019), Dr Duane Mellor RD. Webinar focusing on weight control and diabetes
Diabetes UK Nutrition Guidelines Webinar 1 – Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes (2019), Dr Pam Dyson. Webinar highlighting the nutritional guidelines for the prevention of type 2 diabetes
