The rainbow of slim packets stacked neatly atop many restaurant tables that we’ve come to recognize as artificial sweeteners is steeped in decades of not-so-neat confusion. Many people opt for ...

Two Oreo Zero Sugar cookies have 90 calories, 4.5 grams of fat and 16 grams of carbohydrates. A serving of regular Oreos, ...

From Splenda to Truvia, artificial sweeteners are hundreds of times sweeter than sugar. You’ll find them in yogurts, ice creams, sodas and almost everything tasty in between. But are they healthy?

A common artificial sweetener has been linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic. Erythritol, a sugar alcohol that is used to sweeten ...

Not all artificial sweeteners are created equal. “One of my students was sipping on this sugar-free drink, and I said, ‘Why don’t you look into that?’” recalled senior study author Yihai Cao, who ...

New research links artificial sweetener use to a faster rate of cognitive decline. Scientists found that the more artificial sweetener people use, the faster the rate of decline. Experts say that more ...

They’re significantly lower in calories. Artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners, and sugar alcohols are significantly ...

Artificial sweeteners are associated with learning and memory deficits which can be passed on to the next generation, scientists say. These effects were seen after consuming as little as 10 percent of ...

Some artificial sweeteners may come with unexpected consequences for long-term brain health. This is the warning of researchers in Brazil who studied the consumption of seven artificial sweeteners ...

Are natural sweeteners really better than artificial? Here's what to know. (Image: Getty Images; designed by Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News) Enter natural sweeteners, which can also give your food and ...

Excessive sugar intake has been linked to a range of maladies including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, accelerated aging, metabolic syndrome and obesity. Its no wonder people are often ...