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Old 02-24-2008, 05:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Soooo... what does everyone think about this "supplement"

Illegal for several years now under the DSHEA it is able to be sold in the US.

Stevia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And what about this specifically:

"Whole foods proponents draw a distinction between consuming (and safety testing) only parts, such as stevia extracts and isolated compounds like stevioside, versus the whole herb. In his book Healing With Whole Foods, Paul Pitchford cautions, "Obtain only the green or brown [whole] stevia extracts or powders; avoid the clear extracts and white powders, which, highly refined and lacking essential phyto-nutrients, cause imbalance"."

The powder I have is in packets and is white...

BTW, it tastes GREAT, I use it only for my oats in the morning and its as good as sugar if not better... however it does get a little bitter if you add too much IMO
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