Alternative Sweeteners
This pamphlet from Diabetes Australia provides information on nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners and modified sugars and sugar/sweetener blends.
2023-03-09 –
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Diabetes Canada: Sugars and Sweeteners
A fact sheet from Diabetes Canada providing the content (mg) of sweetener or sugar alcohol in various sugar substitutes and food products. Note: saccharin has since been re-approved for use as a food additive.
2021-09-14 –
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Fr: Succédanés du sucre (Sugar Substitutes)
This French Health Canada consumer and professional fact sheet provides general information on aspartame, saccharin, sugar alcohols (polyols) & polydextrose and stevia. Links are provided to more detailed information.
2021-10-26 –
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Sugar Substitutes
This Health Canada consumer and professional fact sheet provides general information on aspartame, saccharin, sugar alcohols (polyols) and polydextrose and stevia. Links are provided for more detailed information.
2021-10-26 –
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Interactive Nutrition Facts Label - Sugar Alcohols
An interactive food label from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explaining what sugar alcohols are, where they are found and how to find them in food products by reading a food product label.
2021-07-23 –
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Healthy Eating While Lactating: The Basics
This handout provides some guidance on healthy eating for people who are lactating. It includes some information on extra requirements and foods to monitor or avoid.
2023-07-28 –
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