Food is sustenance, providing macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and, of course, calories. But whether naturally or through artificial ingredients like non-caloric sweeteners, some foods and drinks ...

Sometimes you just need a snack, but you don’t want to make a huge calorie or time investment, like if you’re heading to lunch with a friend and getting hangry but don’t want to arrive with a full ...

Erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar substitute used to sweeten low-cal, low-carb and "keto" products, is linked to higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death, according to a new study. Researchers at ...

Parents are being encouraged to take control of their kids’ sugar intake by giving them a maximum of two, 100-calorie snacks each day. Half of children’s sugar intake (around seven sugar cubes a day) ...

Artificial sweeteners are commonly marketed for patients with diabetes, obesity, or a history of cardiovascular issues as a means to reduce sugar and overall calorie intake. However, a recent study ...

A campaign advising parents to give their children 100-calorie snacks has sparked a debate about the effects of calorie counting kids’ food. Public Health England (PHE) introduced a campaign in ...

A new study published on Monday links a zero-calorie additive that acts as a sweetener to an increased risk of cardiac events, including stroke and death. The study, published in the journal Nature ...

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