Artificial sweeteners are chemicals designed to mimic the taste of sugar without providing the same amount of dietary calories. They can be derived from synthetic or natural sources. In the United States, four artificial sweeteners are approved for...

Artificial sweeteners are synthetic substances used to replace sugar in foods and beverages. Typically, they are much sweeter than sugar, have few or no calories. They are widely used by dieters and people afflicted with diabetes. Saccharin,...

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Packets of Assugrin, a brand of cyclamate. A sugar substitute is a food additive that attempts to duplicate the effect of sugar or corn syrup in taste, but usually with less food energy. Some sugar substitutes are natural; some are synthetic. Those...

You can satisfy your sweet tooth with some help from Mother Nature Regarded at once as beloved friend and bitter enemy, few foods have created such controversy as white sugar. Its advocates argue that in reasonable amounts, it's harmless, satisfying a normal,...

With a nod of approval this month from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the latest sugar substitute -- neotame -- is poised to become a new ingredient in baked goods, soft drinks, chewing gum, frozen desserts and other products. Already approved in...

A federal review of a 2005 Italian study found no data to support the conclusion the sugar substitute aspartame causes cancer, a health official said Friday.The Food and Drug Administration has not seen scientific information that would support a change in its conclusions about the...

A federal review of a 2005 Italian study found no data to support the conclusion the sugar substitute aspartame causes cancer, a health official said Friday.The Food and Drug Administration has not seen scientific information that would support a change in its conclusions about the...