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Blood sugar and stevia
Hi, for treating and preventing diabetes, you might have heard of Stevia, a calorie-free sweetener. My uncle tried stevia extract and stevia leaves for years, and actually, his diabetes is well under control. Stevia is originated from South America, but it is mainly grown in China now. If you search
Any idea why the FDA considers Stevia an "Unsafe food additive"? http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia4506.html
BUT, these letters refute the FDA warning
http://tinyurl.com/24r74g
http://tinyurl.com/yozhvy
Further reading of the FDA report does not indicate why the FDA banned Stevia as a dietary sweetner. I Googled "Stevia in Japan" and discovered its wide use as a sweetning agent in many products, including Coca-Cola. From "About, Toxic or Tasty", http://tinyurl.com/yu6z9s "Stevia has undergone numerous toxicity tests. None of these tests have shown any harmful effects. Few substances can make this claim. The real test, though, was centuries of continuous use by natives of South America. In addition, thousands of tons of stevia extracts have been consumed over the last 20 years in many countries with no harmful effects reported."
It is unclear why the FDA banned Stevia in the first place. Is it politics from the Sugar industry as they have tried to ban Sucralose (Splenda)? I cold not locate any toxicology reports posted by the FDA. If it was a dangerous substance wouldn't there be a test report? I don't know. But, I too would like to hear from Stevia users, specifically diabetics.
BUT, these letters refute the FDA warning
http://tinyurl.com/24r74g
http://tinyurl.com/yozhvy
Further reading of the FDA report does not indicate why the FDA banned Stevia as a dietary sweetner. I Googled "Stevia in Japan" and discovered its wide use as a sweetning agent in many products, including Coca-Cola. From "About, Toxic or Tasty", http://tinyurl.com/yu6z9s "Stevia has undergone numerous toxicity tests. None of these tests have shown any harmful effects. Few substances can make this claim. The real test, though, was centuries of continuous use by natives of South America. In addition, thousands of tons of stevia extracts have been consumed over the last 20 years in many countries with no harmful effects reported."
It is unclear why the FDA banned Stevia in the first place. Is it politics from the Sugar industry as they have tried to ban Sucralose (Splenda)? I cold not locate any toxicology reports posted by the FDA. If it was a dangerous substance wouldn't there be a test report? I don't know. But, I too would like to hear from Stevia users, specifically diabetics.
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