my guess is they were put out by the fda.  there are no dangers associated with using stevia.

as of yet..

I just like to be well informed on subjects..

lmao,  they wont find anything.  stevia has been around for years, decades actually, and is an approved sweetner in other countries.  theyve force fed it down animals throats in lab studies and found no dangers.  millions of people consume it.  we just happen to live in a country that is so governed by politics that they will stop at nothing to convince the public that it is "bad" so they can seel more oft heir cancer causing, appetite stimulating chemicals.

 

see, they cant regulate herbs.  and they cant make money off what they cant regulate.  so they spread lies instead.

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I hear what you are saying, Jen..All Iam saying is I wanna read all info that is out there and make up my own mind..

lol, whatever.

iam confused..iam not sure what is funny bout what i said?..but okay..

i already explained that above.

i don't understand but okay..

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My point was that I want to decide for myself and that desire is not something I find to be amusing which is what I was confused about?..I "heard" what ya said and I get what you are saying..Who knows..Maybe I would agree with ya in the end after reading all the info but that's not my point..I do have the right to make up my own mind on the subject..FDA or anything else isn't gonna influence my opinion..I decide what is best for me..It doesn't even matter anyway cause Iam elimating sugary things in general..Stevia or anything else..Fruits is about as close as Iam gonna get to "sweets"..Thats my personal choice on the matter currently at this time in my life..Hugs and take care..

Btw I only replied to this in the first place cause I was looking through the boards and saw a unanswered question..Hugs

lol, thats my point.  you take my posts all too seriously.  if you happen to find those links about stevia being bad, they will be fda related links.  stevia is used in many other countries, some as the accepted sweetener for drinks and foods.  the reason those links are out there is because the fda cant make money on stevia.  they can make money if people buy into the fear that stevia is "bad", and consumers reach for those chemicals that only make them hungrier (its known now that a lot of the fat free, sugar free items actually have appetite stimulants added.)  i forget which sweetener it is that actually increases appetite; nutrasweet i think?  thats why i find it funny.

 

btw, fruit is still sugar.  Stevia isnt.  fruit is metabolised by the body a bit differently then standard table sugar, but diabetics still have to be careful. (example, those who have dwarf hamsters with diabetes or who might be suceptable to the disease should not be fed any fruit.  Mika got very very little fruit before she turned 1 year.)   thats why stevia is so attractive, because in diabetics, it not only doesnt affect blood sugar levels, but regulates them.  stevia is an herb; you can actually grow it, and the leaves are very sweet tasting.  but it doesnt act like sugar when consumed.

 

 

okay,thnks...take care