What better way to use that bunch of brown bananas you forgot about in the back of the pantry than by turning them into a warm loaf of banana bread? A basic banana bread recipe calls for the classic, ...

Splenda is an artificial sweetener that preliminary studies suggest may cause weight gain and high blood sugar but more ...

In this episode of In The Kitchen with Matt, learn how to make brown sugar at home with just 2 ingredients. This homemade ...

Baking is certainly a science, so swapping out the type of sugar in a recipe might seem like a big deal. Truthfully, there ...

Artificial sweeteners may seem like a trend of the late 20th and 21st centuries, but they've been around for a lot longer. There are many different kinds of sugar substitutes: Artificial sweeteners ...

Your favorite sugar-free treats may be damaging your heart health. Higher amounts of the low-calorie sweetener xylitol, often marketed as a healthy sugar substitute, is linked to an increased risk of ...

Sugar substitutes are readily available in restaurants throughout the country — but they may be confusing the brain and make people "feel" hungrier than they really are, a new study suggests.

A recent report from the World Health Organization advises against sugar-substitute use for weight loss. The review found that the use of non-sugar sweeteners “does not confer any long-term benefit in ...

Editor’s Note: Susan Puckett is a James Beard Award-nominated food journalist and editor who has authored or collaborated on more than a dozen books. She was the food editor for The Atlanta ...

Enter: stevia, a popular natural plant extract that can be used as a sweetener in place of sugar. Research has shown diets high in added sugar to be linked to several health issues including obesity, ...

Both sugar-sweetened beverages and low or non-sugar-sweetened beverages were linked to an increased risk for metabolic ...