Most health professionals, nutrition experts and regulatory agencies are looking for ways to 
reduce calories in the diet as one way to improve the health of today’s consumer. In the United States, the need has been elevated:
- Overweight. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) found that 69 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, with 36 percent at obese.
- Obesity. The Obesity Society reported no state in the U.S. met national health objectives from Healthy People 2010, which sought to bring obesity down to 15 percent of the state’s populations.
- Diabetes. Nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population suffers from diabetes (Source: American Diabetes Association) (even higher for the senior 65+ group at 26 percent).
Allulose has no impact on blood glucose nor interferes with insulin. As a result, allulose is an option for those looking to lose or manage their weight and an ideal sweetener for people with diabetes who want more choices.
The imbalance in energy resulting from people eating more calories than they can burn can lead to overweight and obesity. And with these conditions comes elevated risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis and some cancers.
Over the years, much progress has been made to help correct this imbalance, and to bring ingredients to market that add little to no calories to foods and beverages. Allulose, as a “rare sugar”, is a naturally-occurring, non-nutritive sweetener that behaves like conventional sugar, offering the taste and texture of sugar without the calories.
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Tate & Lyle talks allulose: The first two things consumers look for are calories and sugar – Food Navigator
Initial sales of low-carb cereal Magic Spoon have exceeded expectations – Food Navigator
FDA Exempts Allulose from Added Sugar Labeling Requirements
Study Finds Anti-Obesity Potential of Allulose
Importance of Clear Nutrition Information for Diabetes Management: Spotlight on Allulose
Allulose & the New Nutrition Facts Label
Rare Sugars: Demystifying Diamonds in the Rough
