- An artificial sweetener developed to replace sugar
- Does not seem to be significantly detrimental to health but:
- Mentioned as a very weak carcinogen (2)
- The sweet taste of saccharin stimulates insulin release (5)
- This in effect increases hunger 30 mins to an hour later
- Saccharin increases food intake in lab rats (5)
2 Saccharin: Technical Assessment of Risks and Benefits, Issue 1
3 No increased prevalence of tumors in rats
4 POSSIBLE MUTAGENIC HAZARDS OF SOME FOOD ADDITIVES, BEVERAGES AND INSECTICIDES
5 Separating the Actions of Sweetness and Calories: Effects of Saccharin and Carbohydrates on Hunger and Food Intake in Human Subjects
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