A new study suggests that aspartame consumption may be linked to decreased heart and brain function. The artificial sweetener ...

Artificial sweeteners are widely found in American diets, marketed as low-calorie alternatives to sugar for weight management.

Fake sugars might be a good way to cut calories, but they can have an adverse affect on other areas of your life. Due to the chemical processing of these ingredients, some artificial sweeteners have ...

For decades, we grabbed the little pink, blue, and yellow packets without a second thought. They were everywhere, from coffee ...

Our preference for sweet tastes represents an elegant evolutionary adaptation. The ability to detect sweet substances likely ...

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

A study by CIC biomaGUNE and Biogipuzkoa HRI conducted on mice has found that the prolonged intake of sweeteners may exert ...

Aspartame, an artificial sweetener 200 times as potent as regular granulated sugar, is used in thousands of products on grocery store shelves, from sodas and drink mixes to low-cal condiments and ...

Sorbitol, a popular sugar-free sweetener, may not be as harmless as its label suggests. Researchers found it can be turned into fructose in the liver, triggering effects similar to regular sugar. Gut ...

New research suggests sorbitol, a common sugar-free sweetener, can be converted into fructose in the liver, potentially stressing it in ways similar to regular sugar, especially when consumed in ...

Monk fruit sweetener is a natural sweetener that contains zero calories and is thought to have antioxidant properties. Monk fruit sweetener is extracted from monk fruit. The monk fruit is also known ...

Sugar alcohol is a carbohydrate sometimes used as a reduced-calorie sweetener. Despite its name, it will not get you drunk. The Cleveland Clinic says you should limit yourself to 10 to 15 grams of ...