Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener that was created in 1965. It is estimated to be more than 150 times as sweet as sugar, and is commonly used as a sugar replacement in drinks, food products, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's 200 times sweeter than sugar. While it's been on the market for years, there are growing concerns about the safety of ...

Artificial sweeteners, often perceived as a healthy alternative to sugar, may not be as harmless as they seem. A recent study reveals that aspartame, a common sugar substitute, could have detrimental ...

In the past year, shares of Tate & Lyle, one of the world's largest manufacturers of sweeteners, have nearly doubled in price. And sugar has had nothing to do with it. The company sold its stake in ...

Did you ever take a swig of aspartame-sweetened diet soda and have it taste nasty? Sour, metallic, and vile, but not sweet. It's gone bad but it's not bad for you. Here's why. Ever had a Diet Coke ...