SweetenersIssue #42
The Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup
Developed in the 1950s, everywhere by the 1980s, fading since 1999. The deepest look we've done at America's most argued-about ingredient.
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SweetenersIssue #41
Artificial Sweeteners: Not as Safe as We Thought
The WHO now says diet sweeteners don't help with weight control. And the aspartame debate is a real argument between experts.
AdditivesIssue #40
MSG: The Flavor Enhancer Nobody Admits to Using
It started with a letter in 1968. Fifty years of research later, the story is more boring — and more honest — than the rumor.
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