• Sabahat Anjum Qureshi

Excessive consumption of sugar-rich foods is the major cause of the global pandemic of obesity. A high intake of sugars increases the calorific value of the diet which results in to weight gain. In the recent years awareness towards health ,figure and fitness has increased. People demand for healthy and low calorie food products that support better health. Now a days Artificial sweeteners are used in remarkable amounts as sugar replacements in beverages drugs, canned foods and dairy products world wide that helps reducing weight. A potential method to reduce the calorific value of food while maintaining the sweet taste is using Artificial sweeteners .Artificial sweeteners is the group of chemical compounds featuring very high sweetness with almost zero calories. The available evidence suggests that replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners may support weight control. But the effect of artificial sweeteners on the regulation of appetite and sweet taste perception is not clear. Excessive use of these chemical compounds may lead to various hazardous effects such as Nausea, Emesis, bloating, digestive problems, headache, dizziness, diarrhea, stomach and thrombocytopenia, Parkinson's disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus and autism etc

Artificial Sweeteners Benefits and Health Hazards: A Review

"Artificial Sweeteners Benefits and Health Hazards: A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no.63-68, May-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06013.pdf

"Artificial Sweeteners Benefits and Health Hazards: A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 5, page no. pp63-68, May-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFO06013.pdf