Few topics in nutrition get more attention these days than added sugars. As much or more than any other dietary component or lifestyle factor, sugars have been…
Sweeteners
Fast Take: Can Low-Calorie Sweeteners Increase Your Appetite?
Let’s make sure to keep perspective on what one recent finding may report versus the totality of science supporting low-calorie sweeteners.
News Bite: Low-Calorie Sweeteners: A Sweet Solution to Lowering Your Calorie Intake?
Imagine sitting down for breakfast at a diner on a lazy Sunday morning. Sounds relaxing, right? Sure, until you are faced with the decision of what kind…
Why the Study Linking High Infant BMI and Low Calorie Sweeteners is Misleading
Another day, another study on low-calorie sweeteners. This latest study looked at associations between women who reported drinking beverages containing low-calorie sweeteners while pregnant and the body mass…
The Science on Low-Calorie Sweeteners [VIDEO]
The taste of sweets is a basic biological adaptation that evolved to allow humans to find hard-to-find, energy-rich foods, specifically fruit. Once hard to get, fruit rots…
News Bite: Some Are Sour on New Sweetener Study
A new study about the low-calorie sweetener sucralose (sold under brand names such as Splenda, Sukrana, SucraPlus, Nevella and Cukren) has been generating a lot of controversy…
The 5 Best Food Insight Blogs of 2015
We’re almost at the year’s end, but we went back and found our favorite Food Insight blog posts of 2015. 1. 4 Nutrients to Eat for Better…
New Dietary Guidelines: What Changed & What Stayed the Same
Let me take you back to 1980. Pac-Man was king, the Post-It was brand new, and Blondie topped the charts. It was also the debut of the Dietary…
Surprising Support for Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Expert Q&A
Each week, it seems a different nutritional topic – sweeteners, caffeine, food coloring, salt, carbs, or fat – is in the headlines. Is it good for you?…