The debate around sugar and its role in our diets continues to spark discussion among health experts and consumers alike.

Chemically, there are many different types of sugar. But for dietary purposes, there are only two kinds of sugars you need to concern yourself with: naturally occurring sugars and added sugars.

To bake cookies with the texture you prefer, you'll need to make sure you use the right kind of sugar. Here's how to choose ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Scientists can now turn on or off the enzymes responsible for processing starchy foods into sugars in the human digestive system, a finding they believe will allow them to ...

The food industry adds dozens of different sugar substitutes to processed foods to make them sweeter. Each has a different chemical structure, intensity and impact on the human body. Which sugar ...

For years, sugar has been blamed as a leading cause of type 2 diabetes (T2D) worldwide. However, recent research reveals that not all sugars impact diabetes risk equally. Studies now show that the ...

You may have heard that you should try to avoid eating too many simple sugars, but what does that mean? What are simple sugars? Are simple sugars carbohydrates? To answer both questions: simple sugars ...