artificial sweeteners

Diet Pepsi will bring aspartame back into its formula after sales plummeted when PepsiCo dropped the artificial sweetener a year ago. Called “Diet Pepsi Classic Sweetener Blend,” the aspartame-sweetened soda will hit the shelves in September with its 12-ounce cans, 2-liter bottles, and 20-ounce bottles. The cans will sport light blue packaging. The current Diet Pepsi sweetened with sucralose […]

The fast-casual chain prides itself on offering fresh, all-natural food, but their list of food additives they're promising to remove suggests otherwise.

Labeled as a cancer-causing chemical for decades and declared safe about 15 years ago, saccharin may actually inhibit the growth of cancer cells, according to new research.

We’ve written about how sugar can seriously ruin your health. From diabetes and obesity to creating cavities and wrinkles, there’s basically nothing good about too much sugar consumption. And it’s easy to over-consume without knowing it: did you know that it’s recommended that women intake only 6 teaspoons of sugar a day, but that’s only about 1/3 a tin […]

Promoted for decades as a "safe" sugar alternative, presumably to prevent or reduce symptoms of diabetes, Splenda (sucralose) has been found to have diabetes-promoting effects in human subjects.

As the dangers associated with refined sugar consumption go mainstream, many people are looking for safe alternatives to satisfy their sweet tooth.

It's never pleasant to hear scary facts about foods you love, but the truth is that food standards vary wildly from country to country, and despite popular belief, North America (especially the USA) has some of the laxest regulations in the world.