Embracing healthy sugar substitutes early can significantly boost long-term wellness. This shift helps build better eating habits and reduces health risks. Natural alternatives like jaggery and honey ...

Sugar substitutes add sweetness with little effect on blood sugar, helping manage blood sugar levels. Natural options like stevia, monk fruit and allulose are low-calorie and gentle on blood sugar.

Artificial and plant-based sweeteners, found in everything from diet sodas to cereals, don’t simply replace sugar. Research shows they can alter metabolism, appetite, and even the gut ...

Low-calorie sweeteners and sugar substitutes have been around for a long time. The first artificial sweetener, saccharin was first sold to consumers in the early 1900s. For this study, researchers ...

If you’re trying to cut back on the amount of added sugar you're consuming, it makes sense to try to swap out some of your favorites for "sugar-free" or "no-sugar" options. But while these swaps seem ...

A diet heavy in seven sugar substitutes has been linked to faster cognitive decline, according to neurology experts. The sweeteners – aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, ...

Sugar has emerged as the big bad villain in the world of diet. This is because many health experts and enthusiasts have claimed that it is bad for health. Even multiple studies have supported this ...

Consuming low- and no-calorie artificial sweeteners may harm cognitive function, results of a longitudinal study of middle-aged and older adults showed. In adjusted analyses, people who consumed the ...

With rising sugar intake concerns, Hyderabad-based neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar weighs in on the healthiest sweetener debate. He breaks down what to look for in sugar substitutes and what works best ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. It’s only early January in 2026, and the health world is already ...

Sugar consumption has been linked to worsened disease activity in animal models of UC, because of the way that sugar alters gut bacteria and affects the digestive tract's mucosal lining, she says.

Participants who consumed 30 grams of erythritol, an amount typical in a sugar-free muffin or diet soda, experienced blood ...