Diet soda is supposed to be a healthier option than its sugary counterpart: You get the delicious taste without all the calories. But recently, health officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

The artificial sweetener aspartame might soon be declared a “possible carcinogen,” or cancer-causing agent, according to a leaked report from the World Health Organization. Aspartame is used in Diet ...

Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier ...

Aspartame is one of six non-nutritive sweeteners approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The others are acesulfame potassium (sold as Sunett and Sweet One), saccharin (sold as Sweet’N Low, ...

Health officials said Thursday there is "limited evidence" to suggest that there is an association between the consumption of aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners in the world, and ...

(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization is planning to declare aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in diet sodas, soft drinks, and other reduced-sugar gums and condiments, to be a possible ...

Sucralose, a common artificial sweetener, may prevent the body from responding to cancer immunotherapy, a new study out of the University of Pittsburgh finds. The results come as the U.S. Department ...

CHICAGO — Aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1974. The most recent headlines were made mid-July, after the ...

Is that bubbly diet soda doing more than quenching your thirst? From neurotransmitters to cravings and the gut-brain axis, here’s what science says about its impact on your brain.

(CNN) — The discovery wasn’t intentional — just sloppy safety practices. Chemist James M. Schlatter was hunting for an anti-ulcer drug in his lab in 1965 when he licked his finger to pick up some ...