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Key Takeaways Sugar alcohols cause digestive upset for many people because of the way your body processes them as they move ...

Disruptions to the gut microbiome could explain why sorbitol, a common sugar substitute, sends some people straight to the bathroom. Reading time 3 minutes If a pack of sugar-free gum has ever given ...

I generally eat healthily, but I do have a sweet tooth. Give me a bag of Hi-Chew, a Cow Tale, or a handful of Sour Patch Kids, and I’m tucking it in. I have at least a small handful of candy every ...

Scientists may have figured out why some people have trouble digesting sorbitol, a sugar alcohol used in sugar-free gum, mints, candy and other products. Researchers at UC Davis have identified ...

Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol commonly used in sugar-free candy, gum, and other low-calorie foods, may not be as harmless as it seems. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that the body ...

Elaine L., who reads this column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes, “I am diabetic and also get a very dry mouth frequently. Sucking on a hard candy helps my mouth, but I really don’t need the ...

Researchers at UC Davis have identified changes in the gut microbiome that can result in an inability to digest sorbitol. Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol, is used in sugar-free gum, mints, candy and other ...

Candy specialist Ricola is benefitting from the growing popularity of sugar-free candies in APAC after ‘quietly’ undergoing a significant reformulation process and despite not shouting about it from ...

The biggest warning may not be the 57% figure—but where this sweetener is hiding.