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Originally Posted by DtheP47
No not being fly Margaret. Stevia may well be a healthier alternative to a whole basket of sweeteners, I am not convinced. Will it reduce tooth decay in youngsters? I think not it will only contribute to then developing the "sweet tooth" you and Margaret R confess to.
A fad a new alternative a bit like UKIP a different label offering not very much new when it's looked at closely.
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You obviously are not paying attention.
Sucralose, Saccharin, acesulfame, aspartame are all chemically manufactured
artificial sugar substitutes.....in fact I think it was aspartame which was discovered by accident when scientists were making Flagyl( a drug which combats anaerobic organisms) and aldactone....the scientist licked his fingers(good job he wasn't working on formulating arsenic) and found the substance was very sweet.
Despite
not being sugar...they still affect blood sugar level adversely.
Stevia, on the other hand, is derived from the leaf of the stevia plant...it is 200 times sweeter than sugar, has no calories and does not adversely affect blood sugar levels like the other
chemical sweeteners do.