But I would personally rather keep my intake of diet soda and its alternative sweeteners to about one per day.

Light yogurtsabound - sweetened with alternative sweeteners.

There are so many alternative sweeteners available now that they seem to be elbowing sugar right off the supermarket shelf.

Xylitol, an alternative sweetener found in chewing gum and baked goods designed for diabetics, is highly toxic to cats, dogs and ferrets.

But the materials only mention Nutrasweet as an alternative sweetener to sugar, not its competitor saccharin.

Use of alternative sweeteners in diabetic diet.

This allows alternative sweeteners to be used in products that will not perish after a short period of time.

Some commonly consumed foods with alternative sweeteners are diet sodas, cereals, and sugar-free desserts such as ice cream.

Those with diabetes can greatly benefit from alternative sweeteners that do not affect their blood sugar levels drastically.

A small chemical company has patented a method for producing a new low-calorie sugar substitute that executives say comes closer to the real thing than alternative sweeteners.