The Claim

In US adults, the use of low-calorie sweeteners is associated with higher socioeconomic status, as indicated by greater educational attainment and higher household income, based on nationally representative data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected between 1988 and 2018.

Source: No Association between Low-Calorie Sweetener (LCS) Use and Overall Cancer Risk in the Nationally Representative Database in the US: Analyses of NHANES 1988–2018 Data and 2019 Public-Use Linked Mortality Files

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

People in the U.S. who use low-calorie sweeteners tend to have more education and earn more money, according to a large government health survey that tracked adults from 1988 to 2018.

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Low-calorie sweetener use in US adults is associated with higher socioeconomic status, including greater educational attainment and higher household income, based on nationally representative NHANES data from 1988–2018.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: No Association between Low-Calorie Sweetener (LCS) Use and Overall Cancer Risk in the Nationally Representative Database in the US: Analyses of NHANES 1988–2018 Data and 2019 Public-Use Linked Mortality Files

    The study found that people who use low-calorie sweeteners tend to have higher education and income, which supports the idea that more affluent people are more likely to use these sweeteners.

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