Artificial sweeteners can help reduce your calorie intake. However, some have been known for having adverse side effects. Here are several artificial sweeteners that have been pulled for dangerous ...

Regularly drinking diet soda, despite being sugar and calorie-free, may significantly increase health risks. Research links ...

A popular sugar substitute may interfere with certain cancer treatments, according to new research. The University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center have released new research suggesting ...

At first glance, you might think that sugar substitutes are a more calorie-conscious way to sweeten your coffee without the extra calories. Most packets clearly state they are a zero-calorie sweetener ...

A common artificial sweetener can trigger dangerous insulin spikes, warns a new study. The spikes led to blood vessel inflammation in mice - which raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke, say ...

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 ...

Kids who consume artificial and natural sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, and glycyrrhizin may face an increased risk of early puberty, especially if they carry specific genetic markers. This ...

Sucralose, a common artificial sweetener, may be preventing the body from responding to cancer immunotherapy, a new study out of the University of Pittsburgh finds. The results come as the U.S.

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 ...

In 1976, researchers Leslie Hough and Shakshikant Phadnis from Queen Elizabeth College in London were studying the chemical derivatives of sucrose. Phadnis tasted one of these compounds, having ...