So artificial sweeteners may be less likely to lead to the metabolic conditions, like insulin resistance and obesity, that are associated with regularly loading up on sugary foods and drinks.

Artificial sweeteners were originally developed as chemicals to stimulate our sweet-taste sensing pathway. Like sugar molecules, these sweeteners act directly on our taste sensors in the mouth.

Are natural sweeteners really better than artificial? Here's what to know. (Image: Getty Images; designed by Victoria Ellis for Yahoo News) Enter natural sweeteners, which can also give your food ...

I'm not a fan of artificial sweeteners. I don't care for the way they taste, and one variety in particular gives me headaches. So imagine my dismay when I recently shopped for my favorite chewing ...

Artificial sweeteners that persist in our environment act like PFAS because they cannot be broken down. If they cannot be completely avoided, then methods of adequately removing and recovering ...

You probably know that getting too much sugar isn’t good for you, and that there are health concerns about using artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame.But we all want something sweet on ...

MINNEAPOLIS – A decades-long research study from the University of Minnesota has linked the long-term consumption of artificial sweeteners to increased body fat. The study, from the U's Medical ...

Key Background. JECFA declared aspartame safe to use within its acceptable daily intake (ADI) in 1981. The FDA outlined aspartame’s ADI as 50 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day.

Artificial sweeteners have been known to raise the risk of everything from heart disease to cancer.Now, researchers are adding gut damage to the list. A study published in Frontiers in Nutrition ...