Posted July 11, 2014
Junk food manufacturers are constantly developing new tactics to capture the public’s dollar. The low-fat, sugar-free craze, for instance, has generated a profusion of “diet” junk foods laced with artificial sweetener chemicals like sucralose (Splenda) and aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet), both of which are marketed as safe alternatives to refined sugar. So between sucralose and aspartame, which one is safer and more beneficial for health? Read more.