Formulating Lower-Calorie Sweet Drinks

Caloric-carbohydrate-sweetened beverages—from flavored milk to soft drinks—have been highly scrutinized the past few years as being major contributors to the obesity epidemic spreading through developed countries. Hence, some consumers are concerned about added sugars in their diet. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Americans say they are making a change regarding intake of carbohydrates, with more than half saying that they are trying to limit sugars, according to the 2011 Food & Health Survey…