Stevia is all-natural and calorie-free, but is it safe?
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 11:21
in Earth & Climate
The sweetener is banned from food products in the U.S. due to toxicity fears. But the findings of several recent studies suggest otherwise. Stevia followers are a diverse bunch, including health nuts and food-industry magnates. The draw? The sweetener is all-natural and naturally calorie-free. But "natural" doesn't necessarily mean safe, and scientists have long struggled to make sense of early evidence hinting that stevia could be toxic. A series of studies published last month in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology put that question to the test for one type of stevia-based sweeteners.
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