Those sugar-free products you're buying to stay healthy–it turns out they might not be as beneficial as you think. Consumer Reports looks at why experts are raising concerns about sugar substitutes ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have been studying the effects of the sugar substitute “erythritol” on the body. And what they previously found is that it could put a person at risk for cardiovascular ...

Consuming too much added sugar can wreak havoc on your health, contributing to a range of serious chronic conditions like obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. However, recent research has also ...

The latest "villain" in the never-ending war against sugar substitutes is erythritol, a sugar alcohol. Is this a sugar? An alcohol? Steve and Irving, our miserable hosts of The Dreaded Chemistry ...

The safety of sugar substitutes is once again being called into question. Researchers led by the Cleveland Clinic linked the low-calorie sugar substitute xylitol to an increased risk of heart attack, ...

The first sugar substitutes, like saccharine, became commonly used during the First World War when real sugar became scarce. They weren’t a way to lose weight. They were a way to replace what was no ...

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

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, ...

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

Researchers have been studying the effects of the sugar substitute “erythritol” on the body. And what they previously found is that it could put a person at risk for cardiovascular events, like a ...