A few thousand years ago, sugar was unknown in the western world. Sugarcane, a tall grass first domesticated in New Guinea around 6000BC, was initially chewed for its sweet juice rather than ...

When you walk down the candy aisle, it’s hard not to notice the array of sugar-free treats promising all the sweetness with none of the sugar. Whether you have a type of diabetes or are simply cutting ...

Have you ever found yourself standing in the grocery store, reading a food label, and wondering, “Wait, what’s the difference between sugar versus carbs?” With so many nutrition terms being thrown ...

Reducing sugar intake can provide many surprising health benefits—from better skin to a lower risk of diabetes. “We’re talking potential improvements within days or weeks, not months or years.” ...

Lisa Futterman is a food, dining, spirits, beverage, and travel writer. She has cooked professionally for her entire career, teaching and creating curriculum and recipes for several home cooking ...

You’ve almost certainly heard some variant of the idea that sugar is toxic, deadly, or otherwise the worst possible thing for your overall and potentially your brain health. In truth, sugar is key to ...

You’re probably used to seeing diet sodas made with artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose. But now there are fresh-sounding sodas with zero grams of sugar or no artificial sweeteners that ...

In the baking section of the supermarket, at your local coffee shop, or on packaged food ingredient labels, you’ll see coconut, turbinado, agave, and a variety of other sugars alongside regular white ...

When you think about overhauling your lifestyle for the better, quitting sugar is probably one of the first changes you think of. After all, over the past few years, sugar has been linked to a slew of ...

It’s no secret that fizzy drinks – Coke, Lemonade, Fanta – aren’t exactly a health food. Yet, they’re something plenty of us drink on a regular basis, whether it’s as an afternoon pick-me-up or a ...