Acceptable Daily Intake

Industry's sugar substitute E961 can have 'toxic effect on health', says study finding sweetener capable of damaging intestinal bacteria

A new WHO classification feels like a gentle prod for more research and, perhaps, for consumers to evaluate their soda drinking habits.

More research is needed for a definitive conclusion into the effects of the artificial sweetener

The World Health Organization is weighing in on aspartame, an artificial sweetener used in thousands of food and drink products.

Aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners — found in everything from diet sodas to cough drops to other pharmaceuticals — may soon be marked as a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) by the...

Food groups slam the early reports.

Artificial sweetener used in thousands of products reportedly to be labelled 'possibly carcinogenic to humans'

"Do low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management? And are they safe for long-term use?"

Acid indigestion. Just the words give me heartburn. Multiple remedies are available, both prescription and over-the-counter. But hundreds of thousands of people are claiming that they got cancer from one of them: Zantac. Their cases are pending in various courts around the country. The decision regarding the admissibility of their expert testimony in federal cases was just released. So, how did the plaintiffs fare?

Using laboratory models, scientists discovered that ingesting FDA-approved levels of saccharin, ACE-K, and stevia early in life may result in many changes to the body, including brain areas linked to memory and reward-motivated behavior. Early-life high-sugar diets have been linked to impaired br

Objective To assess the association between intake of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) and important health outcomes in generally healthy or overweight/obese adults and children. Design Systematic review following standard Cochrane review methodology. Data sources Medline (Ovid), Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, Clinicaltrials.gov, and reference lists of relevant…

Popular Science has joined the ranks of mainstream outlets that shill pesticide propaganda. Last week, the magazine published a story about glyphosate so atrocious that it could have been written by an activist at the Environmental Working Group.

The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of the dye Red No. 3 in all food and ingested drugs. Here's what foods and drugs contain the coloring, and how it compares with Red No. 40 and other artificial dyes

With states like California, Illinois, and New York questioning the safety of certain food additives and some other chemicals used in food, the public is

Regular sugar and artificial sweeteners are often consumed around the globe. Here's what nutritionists want you to know, plus the differences between the two.

This week, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer reclassified the sugar substitute as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."

The World Health Organization on Friday said that artificial sweetener aspartame, a common additive in diet beverages and food, is possibly carcinogenic but is not altering its safe daily intake recommendation limit.

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the artificial sweetener aspartame a "possible" cause of cancer, while a separate group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe

Moderate consumption of aspartame is OK, scientists say. But heavy consumers may want to reduce their intake. The WHO says aspartame may "possibly" cause cancer. The FDA questions the evidence.

The WHO declared aspartame a possible carcinogen that's safe to use in limited quantities