Low-cal sugar substitutes are widely celebrated because they're, well, low in calories. What's more, they aren't really sugar ...

Compared with common sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose, tagatose exists only in tiny amounts in nature. It ...

A growing body of evidence suggests that sugar substitutes negatively impact heart disease and stroke risk. (Getty Images) It’s no secret that too much added sugar is bad for us. Sugar-rich food and ...

From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a ...

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.

Nov. 12—Diabetes was the eighth-leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, and while the cure doesn't come in a magic pill, lifestyle changes can make the disease manageable. Statistics show ...

Scientists at Tufts have found a way to turn common glucose into a rare sugar that tastes almost exactly like table sugar—but ...

Researchers have developed a way to biosynthetically produce an otherwise rare sugar called tagatose, which can provide the ...

There are several ways to manage your blood sugar, some of which includes dietary tweaks, simple lifestyle changes and more.