Sweeteners and weight loss

I am trying to lose weight by reducing my sugar intake. Can the use of sweeteners instead of sugars help to reduce my weight?

Agnes (by SMS)

A new guideline from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Non-Sugar Sweeteners (NSSs) recommends not using them to control weight or reduce the risk for diabetes, heart disease, or cancer. These sweeteners include aspartame, acesulfame K, advantame, saccharine, sucralose, stevia, and stevia derivatives. Nutritional experts have confirmed that replacing free sugars with Non Sugar Sweeteners (NSS) does not help with weight control in the long-term. In addition, the experts also suggest that long-term use of NSSs may have potential undesirable effects. For this reason, people need to consider other ways to reduce free sugars intake, such as consuming food with naturally occurring sugars, like fruit, or unsweetened food and beverages.

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