switching artificial sweetners

vpsorrels

OKAY - I have used sweet n low for 25+ years and trying to get a bit healthier I'm now trying to switch to a better alternative. For now I am trying Stevia (the Walmart brand) - is this a good one or are their better alternatives to try. I really do not want to go back to granulated sugars and need something portable.

haroon_awan

Don't stress too much over artificial sweeteners. Stevia is absolutely fine. In fact, most artificial sweeteners are absolutely fine, even aspartame.

To quote Brandon Campbell:

"Most studies point to no harm at moderate dosage of aspartame. The ones showing the worst effects were not only tested on rodents, but also a serving that would be similar to a human drinking 28 cans or so a day (highly doubtful).

In the end [artificial sweetener] is one of those things people like to point the finger at for blame for their weight gain (or the culprit for not seeing the weight loss they want). However true accountability needs to be had here in regards to overall nutrition. "

Aspartame Not Linked to Cancer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1797853/

Also
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/aspartame
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners