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

Artificial sweeteners, like aspartame and xylitol, offer sweetness without the calories of sugar. But are they actually ...

Sucralose, the sugar substitute in many diet products, may weaken cancer immunotherapy by altering gut bacteria and reducing arginine levels needed for immune cells. But supplementation with arginine ...

If you've found yourself overwhelmed in the sweetener aisle, you're not alone. These days, the options go far beyond plain old sugar, with alternatives taking over everything from coffee shops to ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Stevia is a zero-calorie natural sweetener. High-purity stevia ...

Dr. Jennifer Ashton recommends slowly decreasing sugar intake. — -- Consuming too much sugar, we know, is linked to obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. And people who are watching their ...

New research by the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center suggests that sucralose may be detrimental to those undergoing cancer immunotherapy. Recently published in Cancer Discovery, ...

New data may ignite debate about whether artificial sweeteners can alter the gut microbiome and, in turn, reduce how effective immunotherapy is in patients with cancer. A study in Cancer Discovery ...