Is The Stevia On The Shelf At Food Stores Really That Good For You?
Part 1 Any observations around health & nutrition will generally identify “fads” that most sheeples will jump on and companies will exploit to gain a larger market share in the name of “better health”. This has been the case for a long time and will most likely continue on well into the future. The latest big “Thang” seems to be Stevia. Why? Simple really, as it is a naturally occurring plant grown traditionally in South America and avoids all of the adverse issues that can occur when sugar is consumed. The active compounds are steviol glycosides containing up to 150 times the sweetness of sugar and the compound Stevioside contains most of the beneficial properties despite the bitter aftertaste. The type of Stevia used to produce product for the human market contains Rebaudioside A which is the most extracted compound and used in
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