The difference with artificial sweeteners of course is that there ... My personal rules - which I use to try and strike a balance between healthy eating and pleasure - are as follows.

For most healthy people, consuming a small amount of sugar (less than 5% of total daily calorie intake) is probably better ...

artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols are commonly found in foods that have been highly processed and pumped with ...

we think that we’re choosing the healthy option: eating a lot of sugar can make our blood sugar levels high and put us at risk of Type 2 diabetes. But do artificial sweeteners actually help ...

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That change depends on experience. Problems with self-regulation might explain in part why obesity has risen in parallel with the use of artificial sweeteners. It also might explain why, says Swithers ...

"We believe it is the holy grail of sugar replacement," says Ziv Zwighaft of a white granulated powder called allulose. Allulose is about 70% as sweet as sugar, but is very low calorie and has a ...

Just having all that sugar, having those empty calories on top of what we already eat adds a lot more calories than most people can fit into a healthy diet. So if you’re a person who loves soda ...

Here’s why. Artificial sweeteners can have a not-so-sweet side — a bitter aftertaste. The flavor can be such a turnoff that some people avoid the additives entirely. Decades ago, people ...

Recent headlines declared that the artificial sweeteners Xylitol and Erythritol could increase your risk of stroke and heart attack. Now that the media excitement has died down, let's take a closer ...