BeneVia® contains sucralose. Is there a problem with Sucralose?
• Sucralose is the only non-caloric sweetener made from sugar. Sucralose isderived from sugar through a multi-step patented manufacturing process. Joslin DiabetesCenter (Harvard, the leader in diabetes care in North America) endorses alternativesweeteners including sucralose (live link) • Sucralose has been studied in more than 110 human clinical trials completedover 20 years and reviewed by the FDA in great detail to assess human risk. The results ofthese studies showed no evidence that these sweeteners pose any threat to humanhealth. • Sucralose has been available in international markets for more than 15 years.The FDA first approved the use of sucralose as a nonnutritive sweetener in 1998 andexpanded this approval in 1999. Currently, sucralose is permitted for use in over 80countries.
