Widely embraced as a safe sugar substitute, artificial sweeteners are now under scrutiny for their potential impact on the immune system. Recent studies, mainly focusing on sucralose, have unveiled alarming findings. Despite the long-standing acceptance of artificial sweeteners as calorie-free choices by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the public, evidence indicates sucralose…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the findings of a recent study that found the popular chemical sweetener sucralose damages DNA, according to a lengthy email response from an agency spokesperson to The Epoch Times. It said the agency does not generally comment on specific studies but evaluates them among a “body of…

A new study on sucralose—a popular sugar-free sweetener that underwent 110 safety studies before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved it in 1998—finds the popular ingredient has toxicities that regulatory agencies must consider.  New health and safety findings revealed in the study show sucralose, sometimes sold under the brand name Splenda, is “genotoxic,” meaning…

A new study on sucralose—a popular sugar-free sweetener that underwent 110 safety studies before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved it in 1998—finds the popular ingredient has toxicities that regulatory agencies must consider.  New health and safety findings revealed in the study show sucralose, sometimes sold under the brand name Splenda, is “genotoxic,” meaning…

Does the nonnutritive, no-calorie sweetener sucralose really help you lose weight? Many people use low- or no-calorie sweeteners because they want to avoid the calories that natural sugar, aka sucrose, provides. How does sucralose compare with sucrose? Scientists have explored these and other questions in numerous studies, the most recent of which appeared in the…