Question about a recent meta-analysis of low-calorie sweeteners and body weight

An Pan1, Frank B Hu1

  • 1From Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore (AP, e-mail: ephanp@nus.edu.sg); the Department of Nutrition and Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (FBH); and the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (FBH).

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