Artificial sweeteners are safe within limits and promise sweetness without calories. But new research is raising concerns about their long-term impacts on metabolism, gastrointestinal health, and well ...

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

For people focused on weight loss and overall healthy eating, monk fruit and stevia offer similar nutritional benefits. Find ...

ASU scientists found that people whose gut microbes make more methane extract more calories from fiber-rich foods. Methanogens help the microbiome turn fiber into energy by consuming hydrogen and ...

As per initial findings, tagatose tastes 92% like sugar and has about one third of the calories that sugar contains. It doesn ...

The popular sugar substitute stevia is in countless food products these days. You may love this sweetener, or there may be ...

Scientists at Tufts have found a way to turn common glucose into a rare sugar that tastes almost exactly like table sugar—but ...

From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...

Researchers have developed a way to biosynthetically produce an otherwise rare sugar called tagatose, which can provide the ...

You do not burn more calories during your period than at other times of the month. Your resting metabolic rate can change during your period, but it varies widely between people. Eating healthy foods ...