Comments on: What About Stevia?

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:59:17 +0000

I agree with Dr. O. I just use the ground stevia leaf. I just don’t understand the allure of the processed.

By: olsonnd (Dr. Scott Olson ND)

olsonnd (Dr. Scott Olson ND) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:00:54 +0000

@Liz_Dougherty Truvia looks okay, but I’m a bit cautious. Check out this post for more: http://olsonnd.com/what-about-stevia/

By: Health Outlook

Health Outlook — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:00:12 +0000

I use Stevia in my tea every morning and it works for me. I haven't had any negative side effects and I feel it's a better choice than sugar or artificial sweeteners. I tend to think that the hype about stevia is very political. Health Outlook’s last blog post..Wine: Health Benefit or Health Risk?

By: Fitho

Fitho — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:11:39 +0000

I agree, Stevia might be from a natural source, but its long term effects on health are yet to be determined. At Fitho, we did an analysis of all the major artificial sweeteners and their health effects. Fitho’s last blog post..Airtel Kolkata Marathon 2009 is here!

By: Evita

Evita — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:22:34 +0000

Hi Dr. Olson, This is a great article as it explains in more details one of the sweeteners I have just covered in the latest article I wrote entitled "A quick guide to artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes" It is great that you touch more upon Stevia here because many people out there hear the word "natural" being mis-used and just run with it, instead of getting all the facts. I mean how many people to this day consider white sugar natural... It is too bad, but the word "natural" has lost so much credibility in the last few decades and it doesn't help that not even the FDA has a clear cut definition of what "natural" really means. Evita’s last blog post..Quick Guide To Artificial Sweeteners and Sugar Substitutes

By: Dr. Scott

Dr. Scott — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:19:39 +0000

Great blog post Regina!

You and I might agree: The reason why only certain extracts of Stevia have been approved is because Coke and Pepsi wanted it approved (enough said). The natural form is usually the best way to take a product; I fear we will run in to problems when people start taking large doses of Truvia and PureVia.

By: Regina

Regina — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:48:58 +0000

My question still remains…
What is wrong with Stevia in its natural form?
http://dr-flower.com/blog/category/natural-botanicals/

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By: olsonnd (Dr. Scott Olson ND)

olsonnd (Dr. Scott Olson ND) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:43:46 +0000

@jducey14 I just wrote a post on Truvia: http://olsonnd.com/what-about-stevia/ I think it is okay, but remains to be seen.

By: olsonnd (Dr. Scott Olson ND)

olsonnd (Dr. Scott Olson ND) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:14:39 +0000

New blog post: What About Stevia? http://olsonnd.com/what-about-stevia/

By: Dr. Scott

Dr. Scott — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:14:51 +0000

In a way, what you say is true: I tell people to never try the newest drug to hit the market because we have no idea of what the side-effects really are until the drug has been tested in thousands of users. There is no way that a drug company, or a sweetener company can really test their product in enough people to know if their products are harmful or not.

With Stevia, at least we know we are dealing with a natural product and an extract from that natural product. The question become when people take too much, what will happen.