Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Is sugar toxic? Dr. Robert Lustig: I believe it is. Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Do you ever worry that that's-- it just sounds a little bit over the top? Dr. Robert Lustig: Sure.

A new study showing that sugar is definitely “toxic” confirms decades of belief that sugar is not exactly good for you. As TIME pointed out back in 1942, when a wartime sugar ration commenced ...

A Portland dog survived a deadly dose of the sugar substitute xylitol, and local veterinarians are sounding the alarm on the danger of xylitol to dogs.

You’ve almost certainly heard some variant of the idea that sugar is toxic, deadly, or otherwise the worst possible thing for your overall and potentially your brain health. In truth ...

You don’t have to have a sweet tooth to know that sugar is omnipresent in modern diets. Nowadays—whether announcing its presence loudly or lurking covertly—sugar is in everything.

A 6-year-old Jack Russell Terrier Mix named Afi is recovering at home after a life-threatening encounter with xylitol.

The fructose threat to your liver Fructose, a type of sugar commonly found in sugary beverages and processed foods, is particularly harmful. Unlike glucose, which is processed by every cell in the ...

Sugar alcohols are technically not artificial ... According to the FDA, aspartame is generally recognized as safe, or not toxic, at “acceptable daily intake” levels. The ADI level for ...