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A sweetener found in nature and often added to diet products, particularly for the ketogenic diet, may actually contribute to clogged arteries and strokes, a new study suggests. People with the ...

You probably don't expect your sweetener to be an effective bug-killer. But that's exactly what a father-son duo and fellow researchers found about popular artificial sweetener Truvia, discovering ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Cargill argued that erythritol, a bulk sweetener, is natural and not produced from bioengineered corn while agreeing to a settlement in a court case involving natural claims for ...

Truvia, as a plant-based artificial sweetener, is toxic to fruit flies, a fact we now know thanks to the scientific work a sixth grader. Courtesy of PLOS One. According to the new study, written by ...

HONOLULU – A lawsuit filed in Hawaii accuses Cargill of unfair, deceptive and unlawful business practices with respect to the marketing, advertising, labeling and sales of Truvia natural sweeteners.

Fans of the natural, calorie-free sweetener stevia might be surprised to find out that Truvia, one of its most popular representatives, doesn’t just sweeten your coffee — it’s also great at killing ...

Here's a decidedly unexpected bug repellent: erythritol, the sugar alcohol used in Truvia brand sweetener. Apparently it's toxic to fruit flies, according to research published in PLOS ONE. Inspired ...

A natural, non-toxic insecticide might be in your kitchen, a new study says. In what started out as a middle school science project, scientists discovered that erythritol, the main ingredient in the ...