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Safety Of Artificial Sweeteners

May 19, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 20

We discovered that artificial sweeteners are not benign when it turned out that they stimulate the release of insulin via the sweet receptors on the tongue (C&EN, Feb. 10, page 10). What is the effect of sweet enhancers on insulin? Shouldn’t the Food & Drug Administration require this test before releasing these materials for public consumption?

Mark Williams
Sparks, Md.

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