After the sweetener chart went live, many of you wrote to ask about a non-chemical approach to sweetening foods and drinks. Today I have some answers for you, with a closer look at natural sweeteners...

You may remember all the excitement surrounding the new gluten labeling guidelines, which regulate claims about whether a food contains gluten. We wanted to explore the ramifications of other claims on product labels, and while I was going through food articles, I found this gem about misleading "natural" food claims by NYU professor Marion Nestle. What does that "natural" label mean anyway?