FARGO - Little pink, blue and yellow packets have become staples of coffee shops, diners and kitchen tables across America. Every day in the U.S., artificial sweeteners and other sugar alternatives ...

In the United States many have been routinely consuming artificial sweeteners since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Nutrasweet in 1981 − and some other cultures have been using sugar ...

Q: Are there any downsides to the sweetener stevia? Is it associated with negative effects or gastrointestinal symptoms? Does it cause sugar cravings if you’ve given up sugar? A: Major health and food ...

Artificial sweeteners have long been cast as either miracle weight-loss allies or metabolic saboteurs — but the science is ...

Stevia, the plant-based, zero-calorie star of the wellness world, seems like the perfect solution for anyone trying to cut sugar, manage weight, or stabilize blood sugar. It's hailed as "natural" and ...

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 and ...

A sugar replacement called erythritol — used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products — has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to ...

It seemed too good to be true. Stevia, used for centuries by the natives of Paraguay, was 30 times sweeter than sugar. But the plant’s leaves, available as ground-up powder in health-food stores for ...