title: [What is has the artificial sweeteners in indication the food of our diabetics?].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Artificial Sweeteners are food additives increasingly developed by the food industry.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Study of the consumption of sweeteners in diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective cross study performed using a questionnaire to 100 patients recruited at random outpatients of the National Institute of Nutrition. Data on the BMI,the blood sugar were found in clinical records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  94% of diabetics have at least heard of sweeteners and 50% use it regularly. Sweetener table are the most consumed sweeteners, in order of frequency Saccharin, Sucralose and Aspartame, used to sweeten coffee and tea. The trade products "light" are consumed by 29% of patients. Yet consumers have no real information on these products. There was no statistically significant correlation between the consumption of sweeteners and BMI, balance and diabetes evolution. A statistically significant correlation was found between consumption and socio-economic and cultural development of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The education of diabetic patients should include information of patients on these sweeteners, their interest, their against-indications and adverse reactions.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies de la Nutrition et de Diététique thérapeutique, Institut National de Nutrition et de Technologie Alimentaire, Tunis.
authors.forename: Cyrine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demnati
authors.forename: Faika
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Mami
authors.forename: Olfa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fendi
authors.forename: Imene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gaigi
authors.forename: Abdelmajid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trimèche
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dakhli
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Achour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005515:Food Labeling; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents