Until the Food and Drug Administration rules on the legal definition of “low carb” or “carb lite,” companies can get in trouble explicitly marketing their products as such. Nutrition labels can be ...

Q: I’ve noticed that more and more diet and sugar-free food products contain ingredients called sugar alcohols. What are they? And are they any better for you than table sugar? If you are a regular ...

Protein gets a lot of attention these days, for good reason, but carbs are an important part of a healthy diet, too. Unfortunately, myths about carbs and sugar abound—leading some women to be overly ...

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The holiday season means parties and other gatherings where you're likely to find yourself surrounded by sweets. It's only natural to indulge this time of year, and many nutrition experts actually don ...

Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier alternatives to food with refined sugar (glucose). But that assumption is being ...

When it comes to macronutrients, a lot of the info we hear seems pretty black and white. Protein: good. Fiber: good. But when we start to talk about carbs, we venture into decidedly grey territory.