Artificial Sweeteners

Erythritol Ever After?

Erythritol Ever After? By Katharine Jameson Something for nothing. More bang for our buck. It’s human nature to seek value in things, even in food. We’ve seemingly found freebies in low calorie, diet products like artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols. Something for nothing – all the taste and fewer calories – but what’s the catch? …

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Five Additives Found In “Health Foods” That May Not be Good for Your Gut Health

Five Additives Found In “Health Foods” That May Not be Good for Your Gut Health By Fiona Riddle More than 10,000 additives are allowed in food sold in the United States for numerous reasons such as preservation, appearance, taste, texture and nutrition. While most consumers think of ultra-processed “junk foods” containing the bulk of food …

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Non-Nutritive Sweeteners – Good or Bad for our Metabolic Health?

Non-Nutritive Sweeteners – Good or Bad for our Metabolic Health? By Elvira Rostanzo, MSc and Emeran Mayer, MD The global rising of obesity has become a worldwide public health crisis and represents one of the main challenges for prevention policies. In 2017, it has been estimated that over 2.1 billion people, or nearly 30% of …

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