Is Stevia Safe? Not According to the FDA
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I drink organic shade grown coffee but I put sweet and low in it. Gasp. I know, it makes no sense and I’ve tried to stop. I can’t. Over at 5 Minutes for Going Green I wrote a post about my natural weight loss struggle and the zero calorie mentality that basically has me hooked on artificial sweeteners.
This was before my new love affair with Stevia. Have you tried this stuff? Holey Moley! Good by artificial sweeteners, hello Stevia! Very expensive but well worth it. It is so sweet that I can use half the packet in my coffee and make it go the distance. Plus, zero calories and it’s natural.
Stevia, a herb native to Paraguay, has been “treated like a drug by the FDA”, again proving that the FDA is in bed with the chemical companies. The more I read about Stevia and the ongoing saga with the FDA, the more I am convinced that money has everything to do with what is on our shelves, versus health and safety.
Artificial sweeteners are big dollars in the U.S. and the FDA can’t have a natural herb like Stevia knocking all those pink and yellow packets off the grocery store shelves. Oh, my…what would happen?
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Stevia won’t be found labeled as a sweetener. It is labeled as a dietary supplement and thus found in health food stores. Is this why I haven’t seen it at the grocery store next to my sweet and low? Yup. There have been some safety concerns raised about the product but I’m pretty sure that there are concerns over artificial sweeteners too. Hmmm? Aren’t these still allowed to be bought and sold and ingested? Read more about the claimed side effects, here. Funny how it is sold in health food stores but has been labeled as not safe by the FDA for food. Does anyone else find that odd?
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I looked up this site for one reason- I too have missed my menstrual cycle and the only change I have made is I started using Stevia in my coffee. Hmmmmm maybe its not so safe.
I have been using Stevia for almost a year and just recently have had sour mouth and furry stuff on my tongue. I don’t use any meds and my diet has not changed for years, has anyone else had these symptoms?
Kim makes a good point,
Just because its a plant doesnt make it safe.
do not eat the tomatoe vine it is a nightshade.
Poison ivy is legal but would you put it in a salad?
I saw some truvia at my sisters house last night when I was babysitting. After the children where sound a sleep I thought id taste some of this truvia all natural no calorie sweetener. I ate the whole packet, it tasted good, I went back and had another packet. Wow after that I started feeling weird. and I fell asleep.
I woke up to my brother in law coming in from the late shift around 1:00 AM. I was in a daze, driving home I wondered if I was going to be one of those a sleep at the wheel accidents. I made it home and immediately went to sleep in my bed.
I awoke from a very deep sleep this morning feeling extremely tired. Maybe I did too much. Anyway ill stick to getting my sweets when I eat fruits, or splurge on a baked good.
PURE Stevia or Redaudiana is wonderful! Yes itis a little expensive but the 3.5oz bottle I bought for $25.00 lasted over 6 months! It comes with a tiny scoop and if you use one scoop it is more than enough (bottle says you can get 2,381 servings if you use 1 scoop at a time)! I use it in a galon sized pitcher of tea and use 1/2 a tsp for 1 gallon of tea!! Stevia does have a side effect, it curbs hunger! It is not a hunger activator like sugar can be.
http://www.steviacafe.net/dangers-of-stevia
Check that site out! Like anything, too much is a bad thing. Large ammounts of stevia are for one really impossible to handle, stevia is 200-300x’x sweeter than sugar! I accidently put two scoops in a cup of coffee and had to dump it and start over it was soooo sweet and I like my coofe to taste like hot chocolate!
Stevia has been used in other countries for YEARS not 10 or 20 HUNDREDS! Maybe PAT your period was off for another reason, before you blame stevia go to the doctor and see if your hormones are off!