Many people turn to artificial sweeteners in an attempt to cut calories from sugar out of their diets and lose weight. However, some of these sugar substitutes have been controversial for decades. One ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Good news for those who are committed to reducing their sugar intake but can’t stomach the taste of unsweetened coffee: Sugar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sucralose is categorized as a high-intensity sweetener along with other sugar substitutes such as aspartame, saccharin and stevia ...

In a study that has implications for humans with inflammatory diseases, researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have found that, given over a six-week period ...

Sucralose, a chemical found in the popular zero-calorie sweetener Splenda, has been shown to cause damage to DNA, raise the risk of cancer and cause leaks in the gut lining, according to a new study ...

Both Splenda and stevia are generally blood sugar-friendly, especially compared with sugar. Stevia is zero-calorie and tends to have a more neutral metabolic and gut health profile, while Splenda ...

Birth control is probably the last item in your pharmaceutical arsenal that you would want to fail. Which is why some recent research on artificial sweeteners could be major cause for concern.

Artificial sweetener Splenda has enjoyed phenomenal success in recent years, and now has a 51% share of the US market. But now it has a fight on its hands, as sugar manufacturers file lawsuits ...

The deal for the Americas business of Whole Earth Brands Inc. gives Carmel-based Heartland control of two of the top-selling ...