Роль сахарозаменителей в питании современной молодежи

The object of research was the knowledge of students about sugar substitutes and their role in nutrition and food industry applications. The purpose of the work was to present the main aspects and information on the use of sugar substitutes, their properties, after highlighting the current data on the harmful effects of excessive use of food refined sugars, to test students' knowledge of the role of sweeteners in the diet of modern youth. o achieve this goal were analyzed currently available medical literature, analysis of assortment of grocery stores in Minsk. The research was made by questioning 210 students aged 17-25 years living in the city of Minsk. As a result of the research the significant proportion of young people do not have a clear idea/ knowledge about the properties of sugar substitutes and that in what products contain the