“Unlike refined sugar, lucuma retains fiber, vitamins and minerals, offering more than just empty calories,” nutritionist Scott Keatley told Food & Wine. According to the U.S. Department of ...

But the never-ending talk of how bad sugar is and the futile attempts to cut it completely out of our lives often only lead to confusion and frustration because sugar, it seems, is in almost ...

Sugars occur naturally in some foods, such as honey, fruits, and milk. Table sugar is industrially produced from sugar cane and sugar beets. Sugar alcohols are a type of sweetener that contains ...

Carbs have the greatest effect on blood sugar levels, but other nutrients also play a role. Saturated fat and sodium may affect blood sugar by worsening insulin resistance or elevating blood pressure.

“One reason her mouth was in such poor condition was that she was affluent enough to afford sugar.” Americans have always taken as much sugar as they could get—but in the beginning, they ...

Sugar substitutes are readily available in restaurants throughout the country — but they may be confusing the brain and make people "feel" hungrier than they really are, a new study suggests ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New research looks at your brain on fake sugar. About 40% of Americans regularly consume sugar substitutes, usually as a way to reduce calories or sugar intake. But could ...