Stevia

LABirdie
LABirdie Posts: 5
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
I have read conflicting reports on Stevia...what have you heard? Is it really a natural healthy alternative to refined sugar?

or is it processed, too- where it is even potentially even more dangerous than refined sugar?

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  • NikkiJ17
    NikkiJ17 Posts: 295
    My doctor is definitely pro-stevia. She has herself suffered from food allergies and that's how she started the whole homeopathic, all natural organic lifestyle. She promotes stevia and I can actually order it straight from her office.
  • cbirdso
    cbirdso Posts: 465 Member
    After reading many, many articles on sugar and sugar substitutes, my decision has been to completely eliminate HFCS and aspertame from my diet. They have no redeeming characteristics. I avoid 'regular' sugar, splenda, and agave because either processing destroys/removes the nutrients or it has been proved a little bit too artificial for me. When I feel a need for a sweetener, I will use Stevia, molassas, honey, maple syrup(natural, minimally processed) or fructose as the best choices. When dieting, sugar and sugar substitutes are not your friend. :grumble:
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