Just when we’ve finally started feeling good about skipping dessert in favor of something “sugar-free,” here comes science with another plot twist. If you've ever played the blue, pink, yellow sweetener dance and chosen the yellow packet for your coffee, brace yourself: it might actually be making you more hungry than the real stuff. Yes, really.
For senior women who've spent a lifetime navigating the shifting sands of nutrition advice (Butter is bad! Butter is back! Eggs are the enemy! Eggs are essential!), It’s hard not to throw up our hands and ask, “What can we eat without consequences?” This article won’t give you all the answers—but it might help explain why your sugar-free yogurt left you raiding the pantry an hour later.