Few data assessing non-nutritive sweetener (NNS) intake are available, especially within rural, health-disparate populations, where obesity and related co-morbidities are prevalent. The objective of this study is to characterize NNS intake for this population and examine the variance in demographics, cardio-metabolic outcomes, and dietary intake between NNS consumers and non-consumers. A cross-...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of breadth of knowledge lexical features in non-native speakers' (NNS) input and output. Our primary interest is analyzing potential breadth of knowledge lexical differences in the output of NNSs when engaged in interlanguage talk (NNS-NNS) and when engaged in naturalistic speech with a native speaker (NS). We are also interested in input diff...

The present study was aimed at investigating the effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP; 6 cmH2O) or intermittent positive pressure ventilation (nIPPV; 10/4 cmH2O) on nonnutritive swallowing (NNS) and on the coordination between NNS and phases of the respiratory cycle, while taking into account the potential effects of states of alertness. Twelve full-term lambs were chroni...

Objective. To evaluate parental attitudes toward providing foods and beverages with nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS) to their children and to explore parental ability to recognize NNS in packaged foods and beverages. Methods. 120 parents of children ≥ 1 and ≤18 years of age completed brief questionnaires upon entering or exiting a grocery store. Parental attitudes toward NNS were assessed using an...

BACKGROUND The effects of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) on glucose metabolism and appetite regulating hormones are not clear. There is an ongoing debate concerning NNS use and deleterious changes in metabolism. OBJECTIVES The aim of this review is to analyze the scientific available evidence regarding the effects of NNS on glucose metabolism and appetite regulating hormones. DATA SOURCES A...

INTRODUCTION The impact of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) on energy intake and body weight is not clear although they provide no energy compared to sucrose. OBJECTIVE To establish if there are differences in the consumption of NNS as per the nutritional status and its association with overweight. POPULATION, MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional study including 571 male and female students a...

Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) are increasingly consumed by children and pregnant women around the world, yet their long-term health impact is unclear. Here, we review an emerging body of evidence suggesting that early-life exposure to NNS may adversely affect body composition and cardio-metabolic health. Some observational studies suggest that children consuming NNS are at increased risk for o...

Nonlinear nonparametric statistics (NNS) algorithm offers new tools for curve fitting. 1 A relationship between k-means clustering and NNS regression points is explored with graphics 2 showing a perfect fit in the limit. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate NNS as a form of 3 unsupervised learning, and supply a proof of its limit condition. The procedural similarity NNS 4 shares with vector...