Artficial sweeteners are everywhere, as many people try to avoid sugar for health reasons. Discover which ones are most ...

The study suggests that non-caloric sweeteners such as sucralose may affect the brain and trigger the hunger response. While ...

Aspartame is the artificial sweetener that people love to hate. It's also one of the most common alternatives to sugar, found in over 6,000 products and sold as NutraSweet® and Equal®.

A World Health Organization agency has classified aspartame, an artificial sweetener widely used in diet drinks and low-calorie foods, as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Getty Images How much ...

A recent study suggests sucralose, a common artificial sweetener, may increase appetite in users. Here's what an Atlanta-based dietitian had to say about the findings.

THE country’s consumption of sugar alternatives will surge by 47 percent this marketing year, or half of the projected 2.2 ...

Some non-caloric sweeteners available include sucralose (Splenda), aspartame (Equal), and saccharin (Sweet ... potency approximately 385 to 650-fold higher than sucrose [table sugar] by weight.” The ...

Consumer Reports looks at why experts are raising concerns about sugar substitutes showing up in surprising places.

A UK advisory committee concluded that non-sugar sweeteners may help adults lose a small amount of weight in the short term ...

Aspartame contains 4 calories per gram, but it is up to 200 times sweeter than sugar and so very small amounts are needed, which means it contributes a negligible number of calories to the diet.