For decades, an insurmountable gap has existed between the vital processing tool that is a versatile zero-calorie sweetener, and the Holy Grail of a zero-calorie sweetener that tastes and functions exactly like sucrose.

More children in the U.S. are drinking diet drinks, according to a new study using federal healthy data.

Research tries to link sweetened beverages and the development of premature heart attacks and death.

Researchers, studying the effects of corn syrup and sugar, recently looked at the elements that can influence an individual’s diet.

I’ve been involved professionally in food and nutrition for most of my adult life. Recent reports that obesity and type 2 diabetes rates are rising—relentlessly—is not news to me. Nor is it news to anyone who can read.

Beverages may have borne some of the recent brunt of obesity concerns, but alternative sweeteners allow consumers to manage their weight while enjoying something similar to their favorite drinks. Some emerging drinks are taking a proactive approach to health and wellness.

The American Heart Association has given a slight endorsement of a class of sugar substitutes known as non-nutritive sweeteners, saying that use of them may lower sugar intake, and possibly help people lose weight.

While artificial sweeteners have been at the center of much debate in recent months, one ice cream manufacturer has opted against the use of sugar in one of its recent introductions.

Most children and youth who consume soft drinks and other sweetened beverages, such as fruit punch and lemonade, are not at any higher risk for obesity than their peers who drink healthy beverages.

Jungbunzlauer will present various application possibilities at the upcoming IFT Expo.