Artificial sweeteners have long been cast as either miracle weight-loss allies or metabolic saboteurs — but the science is ...

Our preference for sweet tastes represents an elegant evolutionary adaptation. The ability to detect sweet substances likely evolved to identify energy-rich sources, primarily sugars in fruits, plants ...

A recent study published in Nature Metabolism explores the neurophysiological and metabolic impacts of sucralose—a widely consumed non-caloric sweetener—on appetite regulation. Researchers used ...

A growing body of evidence has increasingly linked diet sodas and other no- or low-calorie foods with weight gain — so much so that the World Health Organization issued an advisory in May 2023 saying ...

GENEVA — The World Health Organization on May 15 released a new guideline that recommends against the use of non-sugar sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases ...

Over the past thirty years, rates of obesity have surged. Alongside this trend, people have turned to calorie-free sugar substitutes in hopes of cutting calories without giving up sweetness. Yet while ...

The promise of guilt-free sweetness may come with serious consequences—from heart disease and gut damage to cognitive decline ...

If you enjoy your morning cup of joe infused with sugary goodness of the artificial kind, you might want to put down those packets of Sweet’N Low. In a new set of guidelines released this month, the ...

Swapping that soda for a diet option may not be the best choice for weight loss after all. On Monday, the World Health Organization released new guidelines warning the public not to use non-sugar ...