1Nutrition in Foodservice Research Centre (Núcleo de Pesquisa de Nutrição em Produção de Refeições - NUPPRE),Federal University of Santa Catarina (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC),Health Sciences Centre,Reitor João David Ferreira Lima Campus,88040-900 Florianópolis,SC,Brazil.
Public Health Nutr. 2018 Feb;21(3):447-453. doi: 10.1017/S136898001700283X. Epub 2017 Oct 26.
Studies have shown that consumption of low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) may be associated with harmful health effects. The current study investigated the presence and types of LCS added to packaged foods.
Cross-sectional study analysing the presence and types of LCS in the ingredients lists of packaged foods sold at a major Brazilian supermarket. To identify types of LCS allowed for use in foods in Brazil, current legislation was consulted. Data were organised and analysed through descriptive statistics, presenting simple and relative frequencies of LCS presence categorised by food group.
Supermarket in Florianópolis, southern Brazil.
Packaged food products (n 4539) from eight food groups.
One or more LCS were found in 602 (13·3 %) of the packaged foods analysed. There were 1329 citations of LCS among these foods, with a mean of 2·2 sweeteners per food. Groups with the highest frequency of foods containing LCS were: products with energy derived from carbohydrates and fats (25·0 %); milk and dairy products (11·7 %); bakery products, cereals, legumes, roots and tubers (11·2 %); and fruits, juices, nectars and fruit drinks (8·3 %).
There was high prevalence of packaged foods with LCS, especially in food groups that form the basis of the Brazilian diet. The study was the first to extensively analyse the presence and types of LCS in packaged foods available for sale in a Brazilian supermarket and can be useful to monitor the use of LCS in these foods, as well as to support future changes in legislation to label sugars.
研究表明，低热量甜味剂（LCS）的摄入可能与有害的健康影响有关。本研究调查了包装食品中添加的 LCS 的存在和类型。
横断面研究，分析在巴西一家大型超市销售的包装食品成分表中 LCS 的存在和类型。为了确定巴西允许用于食品的 LCS 类型，查阅了现行法规。通过描述性统计对数据进行组织和分析，按食品组分类呈现 LCS 存在的简单和相对频率。
巴西南部弗洛里亚诺波利斯的超市。
来自八个食品组的 4539 种包装食品。
在所分析的包装食品中，有 602 种（13.3%）含有一种或多种 LCS。这些食品中共有 1329 种 LCS 的引用，平均每种食品含有 2.2 种甜味剂。含有 LCS 的食品频率最高的组是：碳水化合物和脂肪来源的能量产品（25.0%）；牛奶和奶制品（11.7%）；面包店产品、谷物、豆类、根茎类和块茎类（11.2%）；以及水果、果汁、花蜜和水果饮料（8.3%）。
含有 LCS 的包装食品的流行率很高，尤其是在构成巴西饮食基础的食品组中。该研究首次广泛分析了巴西超市销售的包装食品中 LCS 的存在和类型，可用于监测这些食品中 LCS 的使用情况，并支持未来对标签糖的法规变化。
