Yacon is a sweet vegetable grown in areas including Ecuador and Chile. Ask anyone about natural sweeteners and you'll hear words like honey, monkfruit, stevia, molasses and maple syrup. There is ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. To some, it’s yacon. To others, Peruvian sweet root. ‘My partner is from ...

Yacon, a tuber that grows in the Andean region of South America, was identified as a potential diet food as far back as 1989, in a book by United States government researchers. “Yacon stores ...

There is something deeply satisfying about bringing food out of the earth. As shadows lengthen in the garden and the days grow darker, long stems of the yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) growing in The ...

A curious new natural dietary supplement, most comparable to molasses, has been declared by Dr Oz as a powerful weight loss aid and a 'metabolism gamer changer', because it 'lowers hunger hormones.' ...

What is yacon syrup? Should I add it to my diet? Dr. Oz's recent segment, which involved several women testing out the product as a weight-loss aid, has us all wondering. Yacon syrup is found in the ...

Crab apples and yacon root will be some of the produce available at Saturday’s Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next to City Hall. This will be the final Saturday for the ...

The Claim: The fruity syrup from the root of a South American plant is rapidly gaining popularity because of hopes it may aid weight loss, and may be a good sugar alternative for diabetics. The ...

Haven't heard of yacon? WHAT IS IT: A molasses-like natural sweetener derived from an Andean root WHO TRIED IT: Brooke Showell, PEOPLE.com contributor WHY SHE DID IT: Because a spoonful (or three) of ...