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Research Spotlight: Stevia’s effect on appetite and caloric intake

  • Non-nutritive sweeteners like stevia are used for weight management by substituting sugar, reducing caloric intake.
  • The study tested 20 healthy adults with treatments including glucose, sucrose, maltodextrin, stevia, and water to compare their effects.
  • Participants consumed significantly more calories at lunch when only water was drunk beforehand compared to sweetened beverages.
  • Stevia did not increase total energy intake compared to other sweetened beverages and actually resulted in about 100 fewer calories consumed overall.
  • All sweet beverages reduced feelings of hunger and desire to eat, and increased feelings of fullness similar to caloric sweeteners.
  • Blood glucose levels were stable in the stevia condition, unlike the increase observed with caloric sweeteners.
  • No differences were observed in attentional bias to food cues across different treatments.
  • Stevia may help in managing appetite and caloric intake without affecting blood sugar, making it a viable sugar substitute in dieting.
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