A study in mice found artificial sweeteners like sucralose and stevia may cause multigenerational changes in metabolism and gut bacteria, even without direct exposure to future generations.

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 ...

When you choose a diet version of your favorite fizzy drink, you consume non-nutritive sweeteners, which taste sweet but — unlike sugar — contain no calories. But health organizations are starting to ...

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Recent studies have suggested that sugar substitutes might not be the free lunch they're advertised as. We asked experts what ...

A registered dietitian nutritionist explains the pros and cons of this sugar alternative. Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Sucralose is a semisynthetic, nonnutritive (no calories or other ...

Leveraging weight loss, gut and dental health trends, Chinese firms are increasingly creative in reframing artificial ...

(CNN) — A growing body of evidence has increasingly linked diet sodas and other no- or low-calorie foods with weight gain — so much so that the World Health Organization issued an advisory in May 2023 ...