With more and more studies proving that diets high in refined sugar (sucrose) can be more dangerous then high cholesterol diets, many people are looking for alternatives. This has led to many artificial sweeteners being released to consumers promising to be sweeter than regular table sugar as well as zero calories. So are these artificial sweeteners safe for your health?

As we said before, artificial sweeteners have many fewer calories then sucrose and because many of them are chemically made, they are much sweeter then sugar and so require less to sweeten foods. Artificial sweeteners are popular among diabetics because they can raise the sweetness of foods without raising blood sugar levels. continue reading »