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Author’s reply to: Comments on “The role of dietary sugars in health: molecular composition or just calories?”

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 73, pages 1325–1326 (2019)Cite this article

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To the Editor:

I really appreciate the comments made by Perrar and Alexy, and their interest in my narrative review regarding the role of dietary sugars in health. The authors stated that my conclusion has some gaps and could lead to a misunderstanding [1]. I have consequently read their comments carefully, reread the articles that they highlighted and have come to the following conclusion.

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Prinz, P. Author’s reply to: Comments on “The role of dietary sugars in health: molecular composition or just calories?”. Eur J Clin Nutr 73, 1325–1326 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-019-0457-2

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