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This paper provides a scientific and safety review of sucralose, a no-calorie sweetener that is made from sugar (sucrose), tastes like sugar, but it's not sugar. Sucralose safety has been confirmed by the Joint FAO/WHO (Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and was permitted for use by Health Canada in September 1991. It is commercially available as SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener and is the no-calorie sweetening ingredient in all SPLENDA® Brand Products. McNeil Consumer Healthcare, division of Johnson & Johnson Inc. markets SPLENDA® Brand Products in Canada. Tate & Lyle PLC sells sucralose as an ingredient to food and beverage manufacturers. The obesity epidemic, as well as the related rise in Type 2 diabetes among adults and children, makes it important to identify, assess and use a variety of weight management approaches. The use of sucralose (SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener) may be useful in helping patients control caloric intake. Sucralose may also be a useful tool in the management of sugar intake for other health purposes, such as not promoting tooth decay.
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