5 Dec 2015

Sugar alternatives

From This Way Up, 12:40 pm on 5 December 2015
Dr Michael Mosley

Dr Michael Mosley Photo: Supplied

All over the world sugar is being demonised as the new dietary baddie, linked with obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. Sugar and soda taxes are being hotly debated, lobbied over, and in some places introduced. The science journalist, TV presenter, and bestselling author Dr Michael Mosley has been trying out some of the alternatives to sugar, including stevia, xylitol and miraculin (aka the Miracle Berry).