NEW YORK — Using artificial sweeteners may set the stage for diabetes in some people by hampering the way their bodies handle sugar, suggests a preliminary study done mostly in mice. The authors said ...

If you have diabetes, you've probably heard "Watch your sweets!" or "Watch your carbs!" often.“Blood sugar numbers are going ...

Artificial sweetners could cause diabetes, new research has revealed. According to most recent data, an estimated 2.2 million people in the UK use artificial sweeteners 4 times a day or more. The ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists studying the effects of artificial sweeteners in mice and humans say they have found that eating them may increase the risk of developing glucose intolerance, a risk ...

How often have we been faced with this decision? Artificial sweetener or real sugar ... Well, it might not matter. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, using a zero-calorie ...

As head of the Merisant Company, in St. Louis, Arnold W. Donald touted the corporation’s Equal sugar substitute as a way for diabetics to sweeten their foods without disturbing their blood chemistry.

New data seems to dispute manufacturers' longtime claims that sugar substitutes don't have adverse effects on the human body. Getty Images Real sugar can quickly rack up calories, but artificial sugar ...

Our preference for sweet tastes represents an elegant evolutionary adaptation. The ability to detect sweet substances likely evolved to identify energy-rich sources, primarily sugars in fruits, plants ...