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The Best Substitutes for Sugar

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Find a great swap if you're out of the sweet stuff.

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What's the Difference Between Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup?

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How well do you know the sweet stuff?

Natural-Sugar Dessert Recipes

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How Much Added Sugar Are You Really Eating? 

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How to Make Meringue: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Follow these step-by-step tips to learn how to make two styles of meringue: French (as used on a pie) and Swiss (which is cooked and used, for example, in buttercream); then see more in a how-to video.

Ask the Dietitian: What's the Difference Between Added and Natural Sugar?

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What’s the deal with all they types of sugar out there? Are all sugars created equal? And are all sugars bad?

This Week's Nutrition News Feed

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In this week's news: The World Health Organization doesn't sugarcoat its advice; fruits and vegetables feel the love -- even in school cafeterias; and food labels get ready for their makeover.

News Feed: Fish and Brains, Sugar in Fruit, Pomegranate Healthfulness

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Eating fish may aid your brain, sugar in fruit beats sugar in soda — plus, parsing pomegranates and health.

Nutrition News: Chipotle Unseats Subway, FDA Added-Sugar Label Rules and Soybean Oil Health Effects

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Subway cedes top “healthy” chain spot to Chipotle; FDA to require added-sugar info on labels; and a study says soybean oil may be making us fat and diabetic.

Another Reason to Pass on Artificial Sweeteners

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New research is giving us another reason to question the safety of artificial sweeteners. Researchers concluded that artificial sweeteners may be contributing to diseases like obesity and diabetes. It may be another reason you should swap the pink or blue packet of the artificial stuff for something more natural.

Nutrition News: FDA Sets Sugar Cap, Pros Offer Pantry Tips, Junk Food Gets an Out

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Junk food alone isn’t driving the obesity epidemic, one study indicates. The FDA recommends a sugar limit, and nutrition pros offer pantry tips.

This Week's Nutrition News Feed

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This week's Nutrition News Feed covers sugar, working out and all those vitamin drinks.

Reading List: Trouble For Meat Lovers, Weight Loss Apps and Take Back Your Lunch Break

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In this week’s nutrition news: Slashing sugar helps make you healthier, enjoying lunch away from your desk and does the “5 second” rule for germs really exist?

Is Sugar Toxic?

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A recent episode of 60 Minutes titled “Is Sugar Toxic” had folks buzzing over Twitter and whispering at the water cooler. But is sugar really the enemy ?

Sweet Alternatives to Sugar

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Looking for a creative replacement for processed table sugar? These four natural sweeteners can bring new flavors and different levels of sweetness to your favorite recipes.

5 Bad Dieting Tips To Ignore

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Don't eat fruit, avoid dairy . . . some dieting tips are just bad. Find out 5 of the most common misconceptions so you can tune them out.

Nutrition News: Healthy Food Choices, Fructose and Trans Fat Under Fire, Top Produce Picks in June

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Researchers urge focus on healthy food benefits, fructose study has startling results, the FDA may ban trans fats, and get the top produce pick for June.

Perfect Iced Tea

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