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It's not like you can't eat anything if you're diabetic. Eating right is not that difficult.

When people realized that refined sugar contributed to obesity and other health problems, the search was started for a substitute that literally allowed us to "have our cake and eat it, too". Some of these substitutes were found to be carcinogenic and taken off the market.

David Sonnenshein, Jordanne Dervaes and Abby Gilad admire a giant squash grown by Dervaes and her family on their home farm in Pasadena.

As a powder or a liquid, stevia can be a healthy, yummy sugar substitute, in home-baked goods or those on the store shelves.

Q. Do you think I should dress our dog for Halloween? My 8-year-old daughter is going to be a ballerina, and I think it would be so cute if our toy poodle, Tinker , was also a ballerina.

Last week, 60 Minutes reported on David and Susan Axelrod's search for a cure for epilepsy prompted by their two decade plus experience of the ailment, which their adult daughter has suffered since infancy.

When you reach for a sweetener to flavor your iced tea or coffee, your options can be confusing.

Halloween candy -- friend or foe? Photo courtesy of PhotoXpress.com The following tip comes from Los Angeles mother, Deborah Merlin, author of Victory over AD/HD; A holistic approach for helping children with Attention Hyperactivity Disorder.

Artificial sweeteners: How bad are saccharin, aspartame? Too much sugar will make you fat, but too much artificial sweetener will ... do what exactly? Kill you? Make you thinner? Or have absolutely no effect at all? This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban cyclamate, the first artificial sweetener ...

Tofu's Impact on Global Warming, the History of Diet Fads, and 6 Diseases You Never Knew You Could Catch A look at what Health.com editors are reading today This week marks the 40th anniversary of the first Food and Drug Administration ban of an artificial sweetener .

In November 2007, CCM made the 4th edition report on Stevioside and CCM will launch the 5th edition of Stevioside Report recently.

Posted By MyWayOnNow 2 hours, 40 minutes ago in Health & Fitness Too much sugar will make you fat, but too much artificial sweetener will ... do what exactly? Kill you? Make you thinner? Or have absolutely no effect at all? This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban cyclamate, the first artificial ...

Too much sugar will make you fat, but too much artificial sweetener will ... do what, exactly? Kill you? Make you thinner? Or have absolutely no effect at all? This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban cyclamate, the first artificial sweetener prohibited in the U.S., and yet scientists still haven't ...

Lemonade and iced tea are both refreshing drinks that are usually associated with long beach days and warm, humid nights.

I am a research scientist, so I like evidence. My husband is an architect who is a critical thinker and not about to fall prey to nonsense.

The good news is America loves its sweeteners. The bad news is that most aren't good for you.

The Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains and the Topanga Peace Alliance will host a forum on food issues at the Topanga Community House on October 16.

Can the foods you eat cause a migraine headache? For some people, yes, and so can other lifestyle habits.

I recently needed a new bottle of psyllium husk. My local health food store did not have any in stock so I went to the local discount store and was told by the clerk that Metamucil was the same thing.

Various sweeteners like aspartame and saccharin have become very popular today. However, these artificial sweeteners are not as good as they are made out to be.