"[R]ats given yogurt sweetened with zero-calorie saccharin later consumed more calories, gained more weight, put on more body fat, and didn't make up for it by cutting back later," noted a summary of a study by researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana USA. Read the entire article | Email this article

Saccharin does not increase the risk of bladder cancer as was once believed in the 1970's. This according to a 1998 study from the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Saccharin consumption may be associated with weight gain according to a recent study. Read the entire article | Email this article

SACCHARIN, THE ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER, increases lipolysis (the release of fat from fat cells) in rats according to one study. Read the entire article | Email this article

IT MAY SUGGESTS A NEW STUDY. A group of 465 people were interviewed twice 4 years apart. Those in the top one-third for saccharin consumption, consuming more than 28 grams per day, gained the most weight - on average 3.1 lbs. This does not prove the saccharin causes weight gain. It may be simply that people who are most likely to gain weight also consume the most saccharin-sweetened foods. It would be interesting to see a long-term study to determine if saccharin is as beneficial as NutraSweet for weight loss and weight maintenance. (Also see ?Does NutraSweet help with weight loss?? and other articles on saccharin's effect on metabolism.) Read the entire article | Email this article