Earlier this summer, The World Health Organization’s cancer agency deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — a “possible” cause of cancer. Another group found it ...

Stevia rebaudiana is a plant native to South America. The parts of the plant that are sweet are referred to as steviol glycosides. This compound is isolated from the stevia leaves to make the ...

A household sweetener could hold the potential to create an anti-cancer treatment. New research from Hiroshima University in Japan revealed that stevia leaf extract could help fight pancreatic cancer ...

You got the memo: Sugar is a health disaster, and artificial sweeteners like Sweet N Low and Equal are just as bad. So how are clean eaters supposed to get their daily sweet fix? Welcome to the ...

The questions: What's the difference between agave syrup and stevia? Are they healthier than sugar? The answer: Many health-conscious people are steering away from refined white sugar, and opting for ...

In an unexpected twist in the fight against cancer, humble kitchen bacteria and a plant best known for sweetening tea could one day help in treating one of humanity's deadliest diseases, new research ...

Stevia may provide more benefits than as a zero-calorie sugar substitute. When fermented with bacteria isolated from banana leaves, stevia extract kills off pancreatic cancer cells but doesn’t harm ...

Is stevia, an extract 300 times more potent than sugar, the no-fat, no-calorie "natural" sweetener that soda and juice lovers have been thirsting for? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

A popular sweetener called stevia has been linked to potential improvements in a common condition called fatty liver disease, according to a new study. The research comes from Children's Hospital Los ...

Stevia, a common coffee sweetener, could be a possible cure for Lyme disease after tests conducted by a Connecticut professor and her students showed it was most effective in treating the tick-borne ...