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Diet & Nutrition A quick look at the ingredients will tell you which foods to avoid. If it sounds like a chemistry experiment, steer clear. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Top 10 food ingredients to avoid

Some on the list might surprise you.

  • Kristi Veltkamp
  • By: Kristi Veltkamp
  • May 11, 2019
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Living with Chronic Conditions

Study: Artificial sweeteners won’t affect your blood sugar

Sugar substitutes, however, don't give sugar-free chocolates and candy a 'health halo.'

  • By: Serena Gordon, HealthDay
  • June 5, 2018
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General Health & Wellness artificial sweetener

Should we ditch Splenda?

After a study links the artificial sweetener to leukemia risks in mice, a Spectrum Health oncologist urges caution.

  • Sue Thoms
  • By: Sue Thoms
  • March 23, 2017
  • 0
Diet & Nutrition

The sour note on fake sweeteners

Childhood use of sugar substitutes jumped 200 percent from 1999 to 2012—and that's not a good thing.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • February 26, 2017
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