sweeteners

Anyone who is on a journey to lose weight or become healthier knows that gaining positive results requires us to drop some of the foods and beverages that we love the most. That’s why diet sodas and sugar-substituted snacks are so appealing, but for some time this group of products has been...

It’s well-known that eating too much sugar can increase the risk of obesity, type-2 diabetes, and other health conditions. But does replacing sugar in foods and beverages with artificial sweeteners like Splenda make them any better for you? So if you’re wondering, “Is sucralose bad for you?”...

NO, THEY DON'T CAUSE BRAIN CANCER Artificial sweeteners tend to make people skittish. It's understandable because you sure don't have to search too hard to find internet accounts of sweetener-caused brain cancers, epileptic seizures, or paradoxically, obesity. Here's the thing, though. Those...

For decades now, artificial sweeteners have been used in food products (particularly “lite” and “diet” foods) as a means of cutting sugar intake without losing the sweet taste it provides. For better or for worse, mainstream media and certain nutritional zealots have really given artificial...

While sugar substitutes (like stevia, Splenda, Equal and Sweet’N Low) may seem like an enticing way to save calories, there’s still a great deal of confusion and a lack of consensus about their purported health benefits. No-calorie sweeteners are typically hundreds of times sweeter than regular...

Fifty grams. That’s the daily cap on added sugar recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the average American. And unfortunately, it’s easy to not only meet that cap but skyrocket past it. Many of our favorite, beverages, condiments, and snacks or loaded with added sugar...

Iryna Imago / Shutterstock Low-calorie sweeteners have long been controversial for those trying to eat healthy and lose weight because, much like with eggs or coffee, studies have seen conflicting results. But new research published in Cell Metabolism offers some solid evidence that they won’t...

i have found crystal light causes me really bad gas.. not sure what sweetener or ingredient in there causes it? but what do you find is the best artificial sweetener to use in recipes etc.. that is less likely to cause gas? i have been using stevia (just started trying it) so far it seems to...

Splenda Contaminates 65% of Breastmilk Sampled, Gov. Study Finds Thursday, August 13th 2015 at 8:00 am Written By: Sayer Ji, Founder A concerning new study finds that most of the breast milk samples tested contained artificial sweeteners. Why has this never been discovered until now and what...

What diet soda does to belly fat Mandy Oaklander Time Tue, 17 Mar 2015 More evidence that diet soda contributes to weight gain, not weight loss A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that people who drank diet soda gained almost triple the abdominal fat...