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The findings suggest that perception and labeling can measurably shape how people experience sweet foods and drinks.

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When you’re looking for a sweet treat, you often have two options: eat something with real sugar or something with an artificial sweetener. When it comes to sugar, it’s hard to ignore that, when ...

AUSTIN, Texas — 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 ...

Roughly 140 million Americans consume non-nutritive sweeteners regularly, and a trade group says substances have been ...

Artificial sweeteners are gaining traction as more people look to cut sugar without sacrificing sweetness. Market growth is fueled by rising diabetes and obesity rates, evolving taste technology, and ...

There was a time when artificial sweeteners were viewed as the cheat code for enjoying sweet foods and drinks without negative health consequences. Lower in calories than sugar, artificial sweeteners ...

Overall, the results suggest that sugar substitutes may affect metabolism and inflammation in offspring, possibly through ...

You’re probably used to seeing diet sodas made with artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose. But now there are fresh-sounding sodas with zero grams of sugar or no artificial sweeteners that ...

It’s no secret that too much added sugar is bad for us. Sugar-rich food and beverages such as soda, cakes, pastries, candy, syrups and other sweets have long been linked with a myriad of health issues ...