Artificial sweeteners are everywhere, from diet sodas to protein bars, promising guilt-free sweetness. They’ve become the go-to option...

Sugar is everywhere. It can be found not only in sweets and soft drinks but also in foods that many people consider healthy, such as breakfast cereals, flavoured yoghurts, granola bars, plant-based drinks, salad dressings, and sauces. While enjoying something sweet occasionally is not a problem, regularly consuming too much added sugar may negatively affect health over time. Understanding where added sugar hides, how it differs from naturally occurring sugars, and how much is