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Editorial
. 2014 Sep;100(3):739-40.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.094466. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

What do you say when your patients ask whether low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management?

James O Hill  1
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Editorial

What do you say when your patients ask whether low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management?

James O Hill. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Sep.
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