Research subjects' responses indicate that with the addition of vanilla, the added sugar content in flavored milk could potentially be reduced by 20 to 50 percent

After feeding fruit flies a high-sugar diet, the flies’ taste neurons triggered a molecular chain-reaction that hampered their ability to taste sweets

Sugar does not improve any aspect of mood and can even worsen it, according to new research

The findings pave the way for using biotechnology for the genetic manipulation of sugarcane to boost the production of second-generation ethanol

Consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose corn syrup accelerates the growth of intestinal tumors in mouse models, independently of obesity

What are the underlying genetic changes of animal metabolism?

The gut microbiota plays a key role in human health, and its composition is associated with diet

A report describes a way to prepare large quantities of stevia using yeast

Two indigenous populations give anthropologists a glimpse into how diet, and western eating habits, impact health

An international collaboration has made a discovery that could make therapeutic insulins more effective