title: Use of fructose, xylitol, or sorbitol as a sweetener in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Nonnutritive sweeteners have been utilized in the diet of diabetic patients an an agent to replace glucose and sucrose. Since saccharin might be removed from the marketplace, the nutritive sweeteners fructose, xylitol, and sorbitol are being considered as possible alternatives for glucose and sucrose. This review considers the effects of these nutritive sweeteners on the main dietary concerns in the diabetic diet--control of blood glucose levels, obesity, and hyperlipidemia. The potential side effects of these agents are also reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005632:Fructose / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009765:Obesity; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014993:Xylitol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D014280:Triglycerides; D005632:Fructose; D013012:Sorbitol; D014993:Xylitol