Calorie-free sweeteners have long been popular for satisfying a sweet tooth. You’ll find them in diet sodas, sugar-free candy, syrups, ice cream and more. But although they contain zero calories, they ...

Are you managing a sweet tooth while also trying to reduce or avoid your added sugar intake? If so, you’re in good company.

Aspartame has long been marketed as a guilt-free alternative to sugar in popular food products, ranging from zero-calorie Diet Coke to sugar-free Jell-O. It's also had a pretty bad rap, and the ...

Not all zero-calorie sugar substitutes are as sweet as they might seem. New research suggests that sucralose — one of the most popular artificial sweeteners on the market — messes with a brain region ...

A popular sweetener, sucralose, triggers more hunger signals than sugar in the brain, especially in people with obesity.

Highly purified Stevia extracts (Steviol Glycosides like Reb-A), which are approved as safe, are a beneficial zero-calorie ...

A new study indicates that erythritol, a sugar substitute you might find in various products or use to sweeten homemade drinks and food, can increase the risk of blood clotting. Erythritol seems to ...

As more Americans shy away from sugar, artificial sweeteners have stepped in to fill the gap in people's favorite recipes, with more than 6,000 products manufactured with aspartame. However, on July ...

Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier alternatives to food with refined sugar (glucose). But that assumption is being ...

Replacing sugars with non-sugar sweeteners doesn't help with long-term weight control and could cause harm, new guidance from the World Health Organization says. Research has found that these sugar ...

Pepsi has rolled out a new version of Pepsi Zero Sugar using a new sweetener, the company said Friday. The revamp of the soda company’s zero-sugar offering will be promoted heavily during the NFL ...