Recent studies have suggested that sugar substitutes might not be the free lunch they're advertised as. We asked experts what they thought. Reading time 11 minutes For many people, myself very much ...

Artificial sweeteners, present in everything from sugar-free snacks to diet sodas, are a staple for many trying to lose weight. But new research suggests the substances could have multigenerational ...

Health organizations are starting to raise concerns about the potential long-term impacts of artificial sweeteners, which taste sweet but—unlike sugar—contain no calories, suggesting they could ...

Artificial sweeteners have long been marketed as a healthier alternative to sugar, but new research suggests they may not be so harmless for brain health. A large, long-term study has found a link ...

Sucralose continues to be safe in its currently used form, but for some uses, such as those involving heat, EFSA cannot confirm its safety. According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the ...

Federal health officials have long advised Americans to limit sugary drinks. Now they are recommending consumers ditch artificial sweeteners, too. The Trump administration’s overhaul of federal ...

Using low-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar seems to give beneficial gut microbes a boost and help people maintain weight loss. The finding, from one of the longest trials of sweeteners to date, ...

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 ...

Sylvetsky is an associate professor of nutrition and vice chair in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the George Washington University. Fielding-Singh is the director of policy and ...

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 ...

Sucralose, a common artificial sweetener, may prevent the body from responding to cancer immunotherapy, a new study out of the University of Pittsburgh finds. The results come as the U.S. Department ...

Sucralose, a common artificial sweetener, may be preventing the body from responding to cancer immunotherapy, a new study out of the University of Pittsburgh finds. The results come as the U.S.