You may have seen xylitol in the ingredients list on some of your favorite products, but what is it and how can it be used as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artificial sweeteners may seem like a trend of the late 20th and 21st centuries, but they've been around for a lot longer. There ...

If there’s one thing just about any recipe for baked goods has in common, it’s the addition of sugar. Whether you’re making a batch of cookies, a dozen cupcakes, a cake, or muffins, sugar (either ...

What if we told you there’s a sugar alternative out there that tastes about as good as the real thing with 10 percent of the calories and may also stimulate the natural production of the GLP-1 hormone ...

For all the flack sugar gets, artificial sweeteners may not have a leg to stand on, either. New research on the artificial sweetener erythritol, which is an ingredient in Truvia, Splenda, and many ...

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Sorbitol, a common sugar alcohol used in zero-calorie foods and found naturally in some fruits, isn’t just a passive ...

The low-calorie sweetener was associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk, according to one study. Higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol were associated with increased risk ...

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 sweet spot for swapping, plus a few other alternatives. If there’s one thing just about any recipe for baked goods has in common, it’s the addition of sugar. Whether you’re making a batch of ...