The soda companies also are working to develop zero- or low-calorie natural sweeteners that better mimic the taste of full-calorie sodas.

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Many will because of the sweeteners that have been thrown in.

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Past research found that eating artificial sweeteners catalyzes a similar effect.

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Maersk say that despite the financial sweeteners from Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority the company is actually losing money by using low-sulfur fuel that can cost twice as much as ordinary bunker fuel.

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However, we expect that any major breakthroughs in sweeteners and flavor enhancers may lead to new product developments, which would drive revenues for this division.

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In the past we've seen a tongue-based computer interface or two, the BrainPort sight-via-papillae solution, and this week, at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign introduced a sensor about the size of a business card that detects and identifies fourteen common sweeteners -- including Splenda, Sugar in the Raw, and Sweet'n'Low.

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Second, the Journal of Clinical Nutrition should not have published the study, given that the evidence for the alleged connection between artificial sweeteners and cancer was no more compelling than a dice roll.

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That's because such tinkering would likely entail more sweeteners for the U.S. sugar industry.

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Furthermore, as companies have reduced pensions substantially over the last two decades, states and cities have embellished theirs with sweeteners like inflation adjustments and lower retirement ages that appealed to unions and their members, who vote.

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The other reality is that Americans and others will likely be paying a lot more for cereal, sweeteners and meat as the price of corn goes up because of failed crops.

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With corn products, sweeteners and specialty starches together, we could go to food companies and help design products that the young consumers like.

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