diet soda

Artificial sweeteners are everywhere, but the jury is still out on whether these chemicals are harmless. Also called non-nutritive sweeteners, these can be synthetic – such as saccharin and aspartame – or naturally derived, such as steviol, which comes from the Stevia plant. To date, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved six types of […]

Exactly why is diet soda so bad for you and your health? It seems like a good thing, right? Less calories, less sugar, still satisfying.…