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Why Stevia is BAD for You & Why I No Longer Use It: Liver, Kidney and Gut Health
eatbeautiful.net ^ | Jul 1, 2023 | Megan Stevens

Posted on 04/08/2024 1:54:23 PM PDT by ransomnote

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Okay so I've been 'helping keep my teeth and gums healthy' while 'helping' the rest of my body (essentially) medically rot. Oh but it's approved by the FDA!

1 posted on 04/08/2024 1:54:23 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote
Sugar is a natural sweetener. So is honey.
2 posted on 04/08/2024 2:04:01 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: ransomnote

Jeez...guess it’s back to sugar in my coffee.


3 posted on 04/08/2024 2:04:03 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Sacajaweau

“Sugar is a natural sweetener. So is honey.”

And more dangerous than arsenic, according to most nutrition “experts”.


4 posted on 04/08/2024 2:05:18 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: ransomnote

I think it more what they DO to the stevia extracts in the processing rather than that plant derivative itself.

Regardless, I’ve come to LOVE xylitol as my sweetner of choice.


5 posted on 04/08/2024 2:05:56 PM PDT by fwdude ( )
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To: ransomnote

It killed Lydia.


6 posted on 04/08/2024 2:06:11 PM PDT by granite ("It's a Barnum and Bailey World, Just as Phony as it can be.")
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To: ransomnote

Got it. Nothing works, until tongue transplants allow us to eat bitter foods.


7 posted on 04/08/2024 2:06:50 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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To: ransomnote

Thanks for the post. The linked study is not definitive, but it seems legit. So it’s something that should be considered.

I need to watch my sugar intake, so I tried stevia. I don’t like the after-taste. No sugar for me. No stevia. I guess I’m just stuck with unsweetened iced tea with a twist of lemon. Not so bad, actually.


8 posted on 04/08/2024 2:08:48 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: ransomnote

Brew good coffee and you won’t need to add a thing.


9 posted on 04/08/2024 2:11:10 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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I’ve come to LOVE xylitol as my sweetner of choice.

Be careful if you have dogs, it can kill them.

10 posted on 04/08/2024 2:11:28 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ransomnote

Thanks for posting this. I have liver issues and consume stevia as a sugar substitute. I had no idea.


11 posted on 04/08/2024 2:13:16 PM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Coffee and Baileys. Just like peanut butter and jelly.


12 posted on 04/08/2024 2:14:44 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Will there be sugar after The Rebellion?)
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To: ransomnote

I figure the fake sweeteners are far better for me than sugar. I use Splenda. “Gut bacteria” tend to adjust to whatever we eat. “Healthy gut bacteria” tend to be defined as “Good for Vegans”. So I ignore “good gut bacteria” - I’ll go with “survival of the fittest bacteria” in my gut!


13 posted on 04/08/2024 2:15:01 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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Has anyone seen any good studies on the safety level of "Monk Fruit Sweetener?   (Serious question.)




14 posted on 04/08/2024 2:15:52 PM PDT by Songcraft ( )
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Jeez...guess it’s back to sugar in my coffee.

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If you insist in adulterating your coffee you could at least use Bailey’s....


15 posted on 04/08/2024 2:17:32 PM PDT by dagunk
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I’ll add this: Mice studies do not impress me. Mice are primarily vegetarians who can also eat meat (usually insects). I hate veggies and am primarily carnivore. I believe humans are ideally carnivores who can also get by with veggies and fruit.


16 posted on 04/08/2024 2:18:14 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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Be careful if you have dogs, it can kill them.

Yes, I am aware. Funny that they don't mention cats, though.

17 posted on 04/08/2024 2:19:50 PM PDT by fwdude ( )
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Saccharine was bad until it was revealed the mice were given a lifetime dose every single day. The study was probably funded by Big Sugar. Maybe this one was too.

Butter was bad for you until it wasn’t. Margarine was good until it was bad. Coffee was bad, then good, then bad, then good.

Explain why we are to believe anything but the word of God anymore.

EC


18 posted on 04/08/2024 2:20:10 PM PDT by Ex-Con777
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I think Walt added a little something extra for Lydia....


19 posted on 04/08/2024 2:20:45 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: ransomnote

I am trying to track down the original study or studies.

There are some really good double blind clinical studies, and then there are the not so reliable epidemiological ones. I no longer assume that all these “studies” are legit.

From a very quick reading of the article, I didn’t notice any references to the amount being used, the length of time, who paid for the study, whether the results were reproducible, etc.

I use very little if any of the artificial sweeteners, but enjoy trying to figure out who is publishing, and what their motive might be. We are deluged in these studies daily, and we need to be more cautious in assuming they are all valid.


20 posted on 04/08/2024 2:22:37 PM PDT by jacquej (“You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
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