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The preschool children ingested a mean(+/-SD)of 5600+/-2100 mg of sucrose per kilogram of body weight per day while on the sucrose diet,38+/-13 mg of aspartame per kilogram per day while on the aspartame diet,and 12+/-4.5 mg of saccharin per kilogram per day while on the saccharin diet.The school-age children considered to be sensitive to sugar ingested 4500+/ 1200 mg of sucrose per kilogram,32+/-8.9 mg of aspartame per kilogram,and 9.9+/13.9 mg of saccharin per kilogram,respectively.For the children described as sugar-sensitive,there were no significant differences among the three diets in any of 39 behavioral and cognitive variables.For the preschool children,only 4 of the 31 measures differed significantly among the three diets,and there was no consistent pattern in the differences that were observed.Even when intake exceeds typical dietary levels,neither dietary sucrose nor aspartame affects children's behavior or cognitive function. |
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