Sugar substitutes have been around for more than a century, but most were discovered by mistake. Here's the finger-licking ...

Now, working in the lab of Weizmann Institute of Science immunologist Eran Elinav, Suez and colleagues have taken an array of common artificial sweeteners—saccharin, sucralose, aspartame, and ...

Xylitol is a natural sweetener that is widely promoted globally, and can be found in wide range of everyday products including sugar–free chewing gum, toothpaste, gels, lozenges and sweets. Xylitol is ...

This is because a group of scientists in 1981 raised fears over the safety of saccharin - sweeteners which can be up to 200 times sweeter than natural sugars. Tests showed saccharin - which was ...

Common non sugar sweeteners include aspartame, saccharin and Stevia among others. Reaching for a diet soda or artificially sweetened snack to lose weight or to enjoy a few more treats? A growing ...