Common artificial sweeteners may be causing serious damage to your gut, scientists have warned. Not only that, but according to new research these additives could be transforming otherwise healthy gut ...

If you're confused about sweeteners, you're not alone. Here are my recommendations for the best sweeteners to use.

If you're trying to avoid sugar in your diet, you'll want to be careful about how you choose and use your artificial sweeteners. A study led by physiologists from the University of Colorado Boulder ...

Savvy food scientists and globe-trotting health explorers are always on the lookout for the next best sugar substitute, whether found in nature or formulated in a lab. That means we’ve never had more ...

The discovery wasn’t intentional — just sloppy safety practices. Chemist James M. Schlatter was hunting for an anti-ulcer drug in his lab in 1965 when he licked his finger to pick up some paper.

A new sugar substitute called advantame was approved on Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The sixth artificial sweetener to receive the agency's blessing, advantame can be used in baked ...

This discovery might leave a bad taste in your mouth. A new study found that a popular low-calorie sweetener commonly used in ...

The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking ...

In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers have found that, given over a six-week period, the artificial sweetener sucralose, known by the brand name Splenda, ...

Sweeteners used to boost coffee, tea, oatmeal, plain yogurt and other beverages come in so many varieties, they should have a menu of their own. The many options include white sugar, brown sugar, ...

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A household sweetener could hold the potential to create an anti-cancer treatment. New research from Hiroshima University in Japan revealed that stevia leaf extract could help fight pancreatic cancer ...