Table of Contents

A Glimpse Into the History of Sugar (N. Kretchmer). Sugars in the Diet (K. Silliman and A.M. Coulston). Obesity. Clinical Aspects of Sucrose and Fructose Metabolism (J.P. Bantle). Fructose/Sucrose Metabolism, Its Physiological and Pathological Implications (E. Shafrir). Sweet Taste and Ingestive Behavior in Humans (R.D. Mattes). Sugars and Hyperactivity (C.K. Conners). Sugar Alcohols in the Diabetic Diet (A. Bäer). Central Nervous System Effects of Aspartame (J.D. Fernstrom). Dental Effects of Sugars and Sweeteners (E. Newbrun). The Effects of Increased Sucrose Consumption on Carbohydrate and Lipoprotein Metabolism in Individuals With Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes and Other Syndromes Associated With Insulin Resistance. Metabolism of Cyclamate and Its Conversion to Cyclohexylamine. Aspartame Metabolism in Normal Adults, Phenylketonuric Heterozygotes, and Diabetic Subjects. Saccharin. Regulation of Nonnutritive Sweeteners and Other Sugar Substitutes.