Lemon juice does more than add flavor to this dairy-free raspberry sorbet — it helps prevent large ice crystals from forming. If you freeze sorbet without an ice-cream maker, you’ll…

Sugar isn’t a poison — at least not the way people claim, says Dr. Emily Liming of King’s College London. When people cut out sweets they often feel better, but…

Sugar by itself isn’t the direct cause of cavities, but it fuels the process. Cavities happen when acid-producing bacteria break down tooth enamel. Those bacteria feed on food residue on…

People who are overweight and others trying to cut calories often turn to sugar substitutes. They taste sweet but, unlike sugar, contain no calories. Health organizations around the world, however,…

Many people think sugar spikes only come from chocolate, pastries, or soda. But several everyday foods can trigger even bigger jumps in blood glucose. So if you’ve ever asked, “Why…

We often consider salt to be the main enemy of blood pressure. However, recent studies reveal that excess sugar can be just as harmful. It’s hidden in sodas, sweets, ready-made…

Making candied quince takes a bit of time and patience, but the end result is well worth the effort. These sweet slices make a delightful addition to tea or can…

When the weather heats up, our hands instinctively reach for a bottle of sugary soda or a scoop of ice cream. A new study reported by the Daily Mail finds…

Some people prefer pickles, while others have a sweet tooth. A new study sheds light on why people differ in how they experience sweet foods. It turns out that people…

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found a link between excessive sugar intake and a person’s biological age. They warn that added sugar can speed up the biological aging…

Researchers at Umeå University call this hormonal interplay a “tug-of-war” between sugar and fat. If you eat a lot of sugar, be careful with sweets: when sugar levels in the…

Tufts University researchers say carbonated and energy drinks loaded with sweeteners light up the brain’s pleasure centers, which is why they taste so good. But that pleasure has a hidden…

Over the past 60 years, global sugar consumption has quadrupled. Today, sugar accounts for about 8 percent of all calories consumed by the average person on Earth. Many people think…

Many of us love to snack on chocolate bars, candies, cookies, and other treats from time to time. But let’s face it: this kind of eating isn’t healthy, as all…

Dried fruits, marmalade, marshmallows, fruit pastes, chocolate, honey, and fruit-yogurt cake—these treats won’t automatically derail your figure. Sweets with moderate sugar and light carbohydrates can be harmless or even beneficial…

Sugar Beet Life can be bittersweet, literally and figuratively. Right now, thousands of tons of fruit are going to waste because there’s a shortage of sugar, and people are being…

Measuring the sugar content of beet roots is surprisingly tedious and time-consuming. You have to pull out a root, cut off a piece, and dip it into a molasses solution…

Camel thorn isn’t just a treat for the “ships of the desert.” People living on both sides of the Kum-Darya River enjoy it too. They don’t eat the plant’s stems…