The gels and bars that fuel our long rides fall into the increasingly vilified ‘ultra-processed’ category. But are they really a risk to our health?

From emulsifiers to nitrites, here are the key terms to look out for at the supermarket to reduce your reliance on UPFs.

For decades, zero calorie sweeteners have been marketed as the smarter swap for sugar, a simple label choice that promises weight control without metabolic fallout. A growing body of vascular and ...

Walk into any supplement store and you’ll see it immediately: glossy labels, mountains, sunshine, leaves, buzzwords like ...

Do you drink one can of zero a day or consume sugar-free yogurts? An 8-year study found a link between consumption of common ...

Consuming large amounts of artificial sweeteners is linked to a faster rate of cognitive decline, according to one study. Researchers suspect that these sweeteners may increase inflammation in the ...

The Federal Communications Commission warned TV broadcasters Wednesday that daytime talk shows and late-night programs must give equal time to opposing political candidates. The move addressed a genre ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are various natural sugars and also artificial sweeteners with varying degrees of sweetness. One stands out for potential ...

In the first long-term and real-world reflective study of its kind, scientists have uncovered new detrimental health impacts of the artificial sweetener aspartame that echoes those found in shorter ...

A recent study published in the January 2026 edition of Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy determined that the popular artificial sweetener aspartame may harm the heart and brain. When administering to ...

The artificial sweetener aspartame is commonly found in diet sodas and sugar-free products Getty A new study is exploring the link between an artificial sweetener and heart and brain function. Widely ...