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

Last March, a new study published in the Nature Metabolism journal found that artificial sweeteners, like those in diet soda, can make you feel hungrier. The findings state that sucralose, the ...

A quick walk down the drink aisle of any corner store reveals the incredible ingenuity of food scientists in search of sweet flavors. In some drinks you’ll find sugar. A diet soda might have an ...

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

In recent years, the use of low-calorie sweeteners like xylitol has dramatically increased, driven by consumer demand for “healthier” alternatives to sugar. Xylitol, a sugar alcohol, is commonly found ...

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

Many people consider utilizing artificial sweeteners since high sugar consumption promotes obesity, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, and diabetes. Sugary drink consumption is linked to early onset ...

Since the invention of the very first sugar substitute saccharin in 1879, scientists have been continuing to look for ways to create the sweet taste of sugar without the calories it has. Recently, ...

An artificial sweetener called erythritol was associated with heart health risks in a recent study. People with high blood levels of the sweetener had an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. A ...

When it comes to your health, your gut plays a bigger role than you may realize. Scientists are only just starting to understand the gut microbiome, a complex collection of microbes that live in your ...