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Can Drinking Diet Soda Help Me Lose Weight?

Getty The average 12-ounce can of cola delivers 150 calories, almost all of them from sugar. So it would seem the more virtuous choice would ... Read More »

Too Good To Be Food? Cocoa Roast Almonds

Amazon.com Roasted nuts? Yum! Chocolate? Double yum! Portion controlled snack size? Check! Can you say home run of a snack? These individual packs ... Read More »

Splenda Side Effects

Splenda, the sucralose-based artificial sweetener marketed originally in North America, has no calories, no insulin boost, and most of all, no ... Read More »

Artificial Sweeteners - Diet Friend or Foe?

Photo: Bekathwia, Flickr If you're trying to lose a few pounds, trading your regular soda for the diet ... Read More »

Introducing Splenda With Fiber

Artificial sweeteners aren't a part of my diet because they cause me digestive troubles, but I'll admit -- if this wasn't the case, I'd probably be in ... Read More »

The truth about "reduced sugar"

My son has a penchant for sugary cereals. I adopted him at age 10, so he had 10 years of forming his tastes and eating habits before he moved home ... Read More »

Can diet foods help you lose weight?

Most nutritionists will tell you that the safest, healthiest way to lose weight is a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, and ... Read More »

Starbucks goes on a diet

Are you Starbucks-addicted and looking to trim down in the New Year? You might appreciate this news. In 2008, Starbucks will be offering a new skinny ... Read More »

Splenda looks to market leadership in France

Do you regularly drink beverages with fake sweeteners in them? Aspartame, Equal, NutraSweet, Splenda -- there are plenty of scientific and branding ... Read More »

Why isn't stevia used everywhere as a sweetener?

As I look at food packages these days, it's amazing to see the large amount of fake sweeteners along with loads of refined sugar in so many foods. ... Read More »