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Consumer Reports looks at why experts are raising concerns about sugar substitutes showing up in surprising places. Trisha Calvo, a health journalist with Consumer Reports, says sugar ...

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TRISHA CALVO, A HEALTH JOURNALIST WITH CONSUMER REPORTS, SAYS SUGAR SUBSTITUTES ARE NOW IN A VARIETY OF EVERYDAY FOODS SUCRALOSE IN MICROWAVE POPCORN, CEREAL, STEVIA AND KETCHUP, MONK FRUIT AND ...