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Natural and Safe Sugar Substitute

By on February 22, 2011 in Aspartame, CHEMICALS, stevia, Sweeteners

What do diet sodas, teas, and artificial sweeteners have in common? Aspartame. Aspartame is present in many diet drinks, and acts as a sugar substitute to give your beverage the sweetness you need without the calories. Although it’s seen in many diet drinks, its reputation of being a cause of various illnesses has many diet [...]

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Sweet Destroyer: The Physical Dangers of Fructose

By on May 4, 2009 in Sweeteners

We’ve heard a lot about high-fructose corn syrup, and almost universally health-conscious individuals (and even ordinary citizens) know the stuff is bad for us. But what about fructose? Since childhood, we’ve basically been taught that fructose is the form of sugar that we find in fruit. This means that the products that contain fructose as [...]

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