Aspartame. Nutrasweet, equal, Equal-measure.… Call it what you want, like many silent killers this additive has many aliases and proves itself to be one of the most dangerous substances ever... Read more >>

I remember my first conscious exposure to artificial sweeteners. A friend in college baked an entire batch of cookies with a calorie-free sugar substitute and offered me one. My reaction: I can eat… Read more >>

The average American eats the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar a day. Most of the intake is from corn sweeteners, used heavily in sodas and other sweetened drinks. The remainder is from sucrose... Read more >>

Hello folks! I am here once again with lots of uplifting good news! Your diet coke is killing you! You heard that right. If you are drinking any kind of diet cola or drink, or consuming any sugar... Read more >>

Here’s a food riddle: When is high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) not high-fructose corn syrup? When it’s “corn sugar.” Yes, get ready to start seeing this new, innocent-sounding... Read more >>

I was chatting with my friend this summer, rattling off what a crazy week I was having. I stopped in mid sentence. I was all hopped up on sugar again! “You know, I need to cut back on... Read more >>