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sweetener feature articles



Three natural zero-calorie sugar substitutes replace Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners
Published September 7 2012
Concepts: sugar, natural, aspartame, sugar substitutes, sweeteners

Nature's sweetener - The health benefits of honey
Published August 21 2012
Concepts: honey, health, health benefits, sweetener, heal

Seven toxic foods, drinks, and additives to cut out of your diet for good
Published August 7 2012
Concepts: natural, NaturalNews, foods, health, oil

Artificial sweeteners and flavor enhancers are dangerous
Published May 3 2012
Concepts: flavor, sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, sweetener, natural

Sugar takes on high fructose corn syrup in high stakes legal battle to see which is most unhealthy
Published March 26 2012
Concepts: sugar, corn, high fructose corn syrup, fructose, HFCS

The hidden cause of unexplained weight gain may be poor liver function
Published March 21 2012
Concepts: liver, weight, fat, gain, weight gain


Aspartame withdrawal and side effects explained - Here's how to protect yourself
Published March 2 2012
Concepts: aspartame, side effects, withdrawal, WHO, health

NutraSweet Company brags about the second coming of aspartame: Neotame now taking over world markets
Published February 20 2012
Concepts: neotame, NutraSweet, world, aspartame, sweetener

Neotame the next aspartame? FDA doesn't require labeling of chemical sweetener created by Monsanto
Published February 6 2012
Concepts: neotame, FDA, chemical, sweetener, labeling

Artificial Sweetener Disease; a new breed of sickness
Published December 11 2011
Concepts: sweetener, artificial sweetener, disease, aspartame, ASD

Try the best natural sweeteners
Published December 4 2011
Concepts: natural, sugar, sweeteners, blood, raw honey

Health Basics: What is Aspartame?
Published December 4 2011
Concepts: aspartame, health, acid, side effects, danger

Splenda Essentials revealed as chemical sweetener containing chlorine atoms
Published October 19 2011
Concepts: Splenda, sugar, sweetener, sucralose, essentials

Sucralose found in drinking water supply of more than 28 million Americans
Published September 23 2011
Concepts: sucralose, water, drinking water, drinking, water supply

Artificial sweeteners may be to blame for inflammatory bowel disease
Published July 27 2011
Concepts: sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, IBD, natural, health

Study: Drinking diet soda actually causes weight gain, blood sugar spikes
Published July 24 2011
Concepts: sugar, diet, weight, weight gain, soda

Coconut sugar quickly replacing agave nectar as natural sweetener of choice
Published June 29 2011
Concepts: sugar, coconut, coconut sugar, natural, sweetener

Science shows this sweetener makes you fat and damages health
Published March 2 2011
Concepts: sweetener, health, fructose, science, shows

How sweet it isn't! Cutting through the hype and deception of sugar
Published February 23 2011
Concepts: sugar, aspartame, fructose, sweetener, corn

Honey provides antibiotic benefits and a low glycemic sweetener
Published January 14 2011
Concepts: honey, sweetener, antibiotic, benefits, heal

Aspartame exposed - GM Bacteria used to create deadly sweetener
Published January 5 2011
Concepts: aspartame, bacteria, GM bacteria, health, exposed

Why pregnant women should avoid diet sodas
Published December 3 2010
Concepts: women, pregnant women, diet, avoid, birth

Aspartame causes premature births
Published November 2 2010
Concepts: aspartame, birth, causes, sweetener, diet

Coconut Sugar: Enjoy the New Star Among Low Glycemic Sweeteners
Published October 21 2010
Concepts: coconut, sweeteners, food, sugar, sweetener

Diet Soda Found to Cause Premature Birth, Study Says
Published August 30 2010
Concepts: premature birth, study, soda, women, sweetener

Stevia and Agave Nectar: Find the Right Natural Sweetener for You
Published June 24 2010
Concepts: natural, stevia, sweetener, natural sweetener, sugar

Why Organic Palm Sugar is the next big thing in natural sweeteners
Published June 15 2010
Concepts: sugar, palm sugar, natural, organic, sweetener

Sugar industry acting more and more like Big Tobacco in its ridiculous defense of HFCS
Published June 15 2010
Concepts: sugar, sugar industry, Big Tobacco, health, HFCS

Common Additives in Your Food Contain Shocking Dangers, Part II
Published February 19 2010
Concepts: food, flavor, dangers, ingredients, aspartame

Common Additives in Your Food Contain Shocking Dangers, Part I
Published February 18 2010
Concepts: food, dangers, water, sweetener, sweeteners

Aspartame has been renamed and is now being marketed as a natural sweetener
Published February 12 2010
Concepts: aspartame, sweetener, natural, FDA, sweeteners

Aspartame alert: Diet soda destroys kidney function
Published December 17 2009
Concepts: aspartame, diet, soda, safe, diet soda

Artificial Sweeteners are Continually Found to be Unsafe and Toxic
Published November 14 2009
Concepts: aspartame, sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, health, soda

Lucuma Makes a Healthy Whole Fruit Sweetener and Delicious Raw Ice Cream Ingredient
Published September 25 2009
Concepts: lucuma, raw, ice, fruit, healthy

Artificial Sweeteners Stay in the Water Supply
Published July 1 2009
Concepts: water, men, sweeteners, artificial sweeteners, sweetener

High-Fructose Corn Syrup and Diabetes: What the Experts Say
Published June 17 2009
Concepts: sugar, Amazon, corn, corn syrup, natural

Sugar is Making a Comeback as a "Natural" Alternative to High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Published June 15 2009
Concepts: sugar, corn, alternative, natural, food

What You Should Know About Unsulphured Blackstrap Molasses
Published May 20 2009
Concepts: molasses, blackstrap molasses, sugar, health, food

Save Money: Make Your Own Tasty Nutritious Bread
Published February 24 2009
Concepts: bread, yeast, flour, ingredients, gluten

Modern Medicine, Part I: How Healing Illness Became Managing Illness
Published January 27 2009
Concepts: medical, medicine, men, FDA, drug

New Berry-Based Natural Sweetener "Brazzein" to Hit the Market in 2009
Published December 22 2008
Concepts: sweetener, natural, natural sweetener, brazzein, natural sweeteners

Review of the Best Plant Protein Powders - Nutribody, SunWarrior, LivingFuel, Nutribiotic
Published December 12 2008
Concepts: protein, products, SunWarrior, taste, hemp

Nutritionist, Chef and Author (Part II): What Should be Included in Your Diet
Published November 6 2008
Concepts: diet, food, oil, fat, health

Diet Soft Drink Makers Not Required to Disclose Chemical Sweetener Ingredients in Restaurants
Published October 18 2008
Concepts: diet, ingredients, chemical, sweetener, Coke

Buy Your Poison - Aspartame, Diet Soda, Splenda
Published September 24 2008
Concepts: aspartame, Splenda, diet, diet soda, poison

Why Soft Drinks Contribute to Obesity
Published September 1 2008
Concepts: fructose, HFCS, food, sucrose, soft drinks

Interview with Steve Adler, Creator of "Sacred Chocolate" from Naturaw.com
Published August 16 2008
Concepts: chocolate, raw, man, food, sugar

Natural Sweetener Stevia Loaded With Antioxidants; Protects Against DNA Damage
Published July 30 2008
Concepts: stevia, sweetener, natural, DNA, FDA

Product Reviews of Bear Fruit Bar, FruitFast Bar and Organic Food Bar (transcription)
Published July 16 2008
Concepts: food, organic, man, fruit, food bar

Registered Dietitian Jill Fleming Gives Advice on Staying Healthy
Published July 8 2008
Concepts: health, body, weight, people, diet

Mike Adams, Founder of the Consumer Wellness Center, Discusses Healthy Sweeteners
Published June 12 2008
Concepts: health, people, sugar, sweeteners, food

Review: Organic Food Bar Offers Exclusive Discount to Natural News Readers on Their Best Food Bars
Published April 22 2008
Concepts: food, food bar, organic, organic food bar, organic food

Aloha Aspartame? Unfortunately, Not Yet
Published March 11 2008
Concepts: aspartame, FDA, Aloha, ban, sugar

Diet Sweeteners Can Make You Sick and Fat
Published March 6 2008
Concepts: food, sugar, sweeteners, diet, body

Planning to Lose Weight This Year? Supplement With Honey
Published February 21 2008
Concepts: honey, weight, sugar, tea, diet

The Harmful Effects of Sugar and Choosing Healthy Alternatives
Published February 21 2008
Concepts: sugar, xylitol, stevia, healthy, taste

How Sweet It Is: Our Love-Hate Relationship With Sweeteners
Published February 15 2008
Concepts: sugar, sweetener, xylitol, aspartame, natural

Fatal and Vital Foods - Popular Nutrition Myths Exposed
Published February 7 2008
Concepts: fat, sugar, fats, saturated fat, cholesterol

New Low-Glycemic Sweetener Isomaltulose (Palatinose) Approved by FDA
Published February 6 2008
Concepts: sweetener, sugar, products, sugars, the FDA

FDA Threatened Celestial Tea Company over Use of Natural Sweetener Stevia
Published January 31 2008
Concepts: FDA, stevia, sweetener, tea, natural

Stevia: The FDA's Attack on a Beneficial Supplement
Published November 14 2007
Concepts: stevia, health, studies, aspartame, FDA

Stevia sweetener going mainstream as new Sunwin brand lands on grocery store shelves
Published September 27 2007
Concepts: stevia, sweetener, store, food, states

Health Canada may end ban on saccharin and reintroduce the chemical sweetener to Canadian public
Published March 15 2007
Concepts: saccharin, sweetener, ban, health, Canada

Revealed: The best new raw food bars
Published September 12 2006
Concepts: food, raw, raw food, food bars, food bar

Nearly two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the safety of artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose
Published July 7 2006
Concepts: sweeteners, safety, artificial sweeteners, americans, aspartame

New Mexico activists hope to achieve an unprecedented ban on aspartame
Published November 20 2005
Concepts: aspartame, ban, man, Mexico, New Mexico

The Organic Food Bar packs a nutritional punch in portable form
Published September 26 2005
Concepts: food, food bar, health, organic, protein

The link between aspartame and brain tumors: What the FDA never told you about artificial sweeteners
Published September 22 2005
Concepts: aspartame, brain, tumors, brain tumors, brain tumor

Sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and type II diabetes
Published July 7 2005
Concepts: sugar, diabetes, fat, high-fructose corn syrup, blood

Aspartame consumption strongly associated with migraines and seizures
Published June 22 2005
Concepts: aspartame, migraine, headache, headaches, migraines

The mass poisoning of humanity: an exploration of human stupidity
Published June 13 2005
Concepts: poison, toxic, food, chemical, drug

American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodas
Published June 1 2005
Concepts: sugar, diabetes, blood, insulin, food

Isolated Soy Protein Shown To Benefit Patients With Type 2 Diabetes; Enhances HDL Cholesterol Levels
Published August 6 2004
Concepts: protein, soy protein, soy, diabetes, HDL cholesterol

Many bodybuilding supplements and protein powders are loaded with chemical sweeteners
Published July 27 2004
Concepts: protein powders, bodybuilding supplements, protein, aspartame, body

Product review: Jay Robb's Whey Protein - the healthiest and best tasting whey protein powder yet available
Published July 27 2004
Concepts: protein, whey protein, Jay Robb, health, protein powders


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