For years, artificial sweeteners were promoted as a healthier alternative to table sugar. But several studies over the past few years have suggested that the sweeteners may not necessarily be good for ...

A new study published in Frontiers in Nutrition has found that artificial sweeteners such as sucralose and stevia may have ...

Last week, two international bodies jointly released assessments of the health impacts of aspartame. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified the artificial sweetener as ...

Artificial sweeteners have been a hot topic in the health and wellness world for decades. Touted as a sugar free alternative for people watching their calorie intake, managing diabetes, or trying to ...

Health concerns have swirled around low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCSs) for more than a century. Even now, research findings regularly contradict each other. Despite low certainty overall, in 2023, ...

When it comes to sweeteners, we often use blanket terms like “real” or “fake.” However, that’s not the entire story. Whereas “real” sugar may refer to table sugar, brown sugar, honey or maple syrup, ...

Researchers are concerned about the effect of artificial and natural sweeteners on kids. New research out of Asia suggests that consuming artificial sweeteners aspartame and sucralose, natural ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Stevia is a zero-calorie natural sweetener. High-purity stevia ...

A new study found a link between high intake of low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCDs) and faster cognitive decline. This result may generate headlines, but it needs careful context. Here are the key ...