A new study has linked several artificial sweeteners to a decline in cognition. Low-calorie sweeteners and sugar substitutes such as aspartame, saccharin, and xylitol have been used since the early 1900s. Past studies show there may be potential health risks including cognitive issues, to using sugar substitutes. A new study provides more evidence suggesting a correlation between sugar substitute use and cognitive decline. Low-calorie sweeteners and sugar substitutes have been […]

In today’s modern world, as consumers we are used to supermarkets having a wide range of fruit and vegetables on shelf throughout the year. On the one hand, many of these are imported and not necessarily in season in our country at that time. So read the label, to make sure it’s grown in South Africa. The other side of the coin is that agricultural developments and farming practices are […]