From the October 2024 issue of Tufts University's Health and Nutrition Letter (HNL)
The Facts About Sugar Substitutes
These controversial substances may be better than sugar in some ways, but that doesn’t make them good choices.
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If you’ve eaten sweet-tasting products labelled “sugar-free,” “low-sugar,” or “diet,” you’ve likely eaten sugar substitutes. These non-caloric or lowcalorie artificial sweeteners, plant-derived noncaloric sweeteners, and sugar alcohols are most often found in soft drinks, snack foods, sugar-free candies, gum, and sweet dairy products. For more information, see the “Sugar Substitutes” table. Sugar substitutes don’t raise […]