Another study is raising concern about the safety of the widely used sugar alcohol sweetener erythritol, a low-calorie sugar substitute found in “keto-friendly” foods, baked goods and candies.

While sugar substitutes generally contain fewer calories than real sugar, swapping out sugar for these substitutes is not a magic ticket to better health — and may even have a negative impact on ...

Because of such advantages, it would be easy to assume that erythritol is better than sugar, but the experts say that may not be so. For one thing, erythritol is only about "60-70% as sweet as ...

Diabetes: People who regularly eat foods with sugar substitutes may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and a 2022 study published in the journal Cell hints at a possible reason.

Your favorite sugar-free treats may be damaging your heart health. Higher amounts of the low-calorie sweetener xylitol, often marketed as a healthy sugar substitute, is linked to an increased risk ...

Erythritol is a popular sugar substitute that's used in various foods and beverages. Is it good for you?

Sugar substitutes are readily available in restaurants throughout the country — but they may be confusing the brain and make people "feel" hungrier than they really are, a new study suggests ...

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That may be because next-generation sugar substitutes taste far better than saccharine. (I can vividly remember the taste of 1970s-era saccharine-sweetened Tab sodas, and it’s not a pleasant ...