Sweet flavor improves palatability of and compliance to a diet regimen.
In an average American diet, replacing half the added sugars with a non-nutritive sweetener could theoretically save 80 kcals per day or 29,200 kcals per year. However, no previous study had examined whether using aspartame as part of a deliberate weight-loss plan would help in the weight loss and subsequent maintenance of the loss. The control group was asked to avoid aspartame-containing foods and beverages. Note that the study is not blind. Women in the aspartame group consumed an average of 285 mg of aspartame per day.