Avoiding artificial sweeteners is tougher than it sounds. Chemical sugar substitutes go by many names, and they can hide in surprising places.
Tag: sweeteners
Added Sugars: Could Disclosure Force Companies to Use Less?
Could forcing food companies to separately label added sugars lead to a reduction in sugary ingredients? The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) thinks so!
Do artificial sweeteners contribute to obesity?
A new, small-scale study found a correlation between artificial sweetener consumption and weight gain in rats.
Is Evaporated Cane Juice a Misleading Ingredient?
Have you ever read an ingredients list and seen “evaporated cane juice” on the label? A California lawsuit is calling this ingredient into question.
Sweetener Flowchart
The folks at Be Food Smart shared this sweetener flowchart that I thought had some interesting information.
The Great Agave Nectar Debate
When I went vegan years ago, agave nectar was one of the first things on my shopping list. It’s commonly used as a vegan substitute for honey – you can [ … ]
Can Diet Coke Kill You?
According to a UK documentary, “Sweet Misery,” the National Cancer Institute identified a significant and impressive increase in brain cancer starting in about 1984. Why did brain cancer shoot up? [ … ]