https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2020.8783

The effect of artificial sweeteners on body weight of mice

Vol. 93 No. 2 (2020)
Submitted: December 25, 2019
Accepted: March 22, 2020
Published: January 13, 2021
Artificial Sweeteners, body weight, mice, Zingiber officinale, Thymus vulgaris, cyproheptadine
Abstract Views: 786
PDF: 497
Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

Authors

Iyad Ali
iyadali@najah.edu
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus National University, Palestine, State of.
Naser Shraim
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine, State of.
Wafaa’ Atrash
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine, State of.
Aisha Sirafi
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine, State of.
Huda Abadi
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine, State of.

Artificial Sweeteners (AS) are synthetic sugar substitutes that have sweetening potency hundreds of times more than the table sugar (sucrose). Artificial sweeteners are regarded as attractive alternatives to sugar as they add no calories to food intake. There are many hypotheses suggesting that AS may enhance appetite and cause weight gain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of AS on food intake, fluid intake and body weight of mice. Acceptable daily intakes of AS solutions were administered orally to different set of mice for four weeks. The body weight, food consumption and fluid intake were measured. At the same time, the effect of Zingiber officinale extracts (natural appetite suppressor), Thymus vulgaris extracts (natural appetite inducer) and cyproheptadine (an appetite stimulant drug) on body weight of mice was evaluated. Artificial sweeteners consumption cause insignificant changes in body weight (p>0.05). However, the mean consumption of food and solutions varies significantly for some groups. The consumption of AS has no significant effect on body weight and may contribute to weight maintenance and energy balance as substitutes to high caloric sugar

Dimensions

Altmetric

PlumX Metrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Citations

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

How to Cite

Ali, I., Shraim, N. ., Atrash, W. ., Sirafi, A. ., & Abadi, H. . (2021). The effect of artificial sweeteners on body weight of mice. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino Della Società Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale, 93(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2020.8783

PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.