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스테비아 란 무엇인가? 부작용, 안전 위험 및 자연 감미료로서의 건강 효능
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당신이 여기 열렬한 독자라면, 진주의 진주 아래에 질병과 어두운 위험이 숨어 있다는 것을 이미 알아야합니다. 너무 많은 것은 당신을 변덕스럽고, 뚱뚱하고, 결국 아프고 당뇨병으로 만듭니다. 실제로 인간을위한 아주 슬픈 운명은 최적의 적합성, 활기찬 건강 및 섹시한 시간을 위해 유 전적으로 고정되어 있습니다.
설탕 대용품과 대체 물질은 악명 높은 아스파탐 (Aspartame)에서 사카린 (Saccharin)과 수 크로스 (Sucralose)에 이르기까지 모든 곳에서 나타났습니다. 그러나 대부분은 인공적이며 일부는 암종 및 기타 질병을 유발하기 위해 과학적으로 문서화 된 매우 위험합니다.
그리고 우리는 분명 그 중 아무 것도 원하지 않습니다.
다행스럽게도 우리에게는 새로운(그래서 더 이상 새로운) 소년 마을 - 스테비아. 이 싼 설탕 대안은 토양에서 직접 나오고, 독자적으로 성장하기 쉽고, 라틴 아메리카 원주민에 의해 수세기 동안 성공적으로 사용되었다고 주장됩니다.
당신은 또한 Sweetleaf 또는 Sugarleaf라는 이름을 들었을 것입니다. 둘 다 스테비아를 가리 킵니다.
그러나 스테비아가 그들이 당신의 수제 식사 쉐이크 에 안전하게 넣을 수 있다고 주장 할 때 당신에게 좋은 가요? 아니면 다른 인기있는 대체 감미료처럼 스테비아가 나쁘고 모든 비용을 들이지 않고 피해야합니까? 우리가 엄마 과학에 깊이 빠져들기 전에, 스테비아 공장을 살펴보고 그 호화로운 녹색 안료 밑에 무엇이 들어 있는지 봅시다.
스테비아 감미료는 무엇입니까?
스테비아 식물은 해바라기과 ( Asteraceae )에 속하는 240 종의 다양한 허브 및 관목 으로 중남미의 아열대 및 열대 지방에서 자연적으로 자라고 발견됩니다. 우리가 돌보는 종은 스테비아 리바 우디 아나 베르 토니 (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni )이며 현재 브라질과 파라과이의 구 아라 니 부족들에 의해 수세기 동안 사용 된 것처럼 전세계 감미료로 채택되고 있습니다.
구아 라니 족은 서양 요가 히피족이 약초 차와 스테비아 왜건에 뛰어든 지 1000 년이 넘는 익지 않은 잎이 많은 형태의 스테비아로 달아 오른 예카 메이트 차를 마시고 있습니다. 그들은 그걸 '달콤한 약초'라고 부릅니다 . 이 식물은 스위스의 식물 학자 Moisés Santiago Bertoni에 의해 서쪽 으로 발견되었으며 , 그의 식물학 자의 절반은 파라과이에서 이민을 갔다.
가공 또는 순수 스테비아 감미료 제품은 오늘날 다용도의 익지 않는 감미료 잎에서 청량 음료를 감미는 데 사용되는 가공 된 분말 또는 액체 병, 또는 가정에서 제빵 및 요리에 사용되는 다양한 목적으로 사용됩니다. 할아버지는 씨앗을 자라기가별로 없었지만 대부분의 사람들은 자라기 쉽다고 동의합니다. 그리고 그것은 정말 멋집니다.
그러나 단 맛은 어디에서 왔습니까?
스테비오 사이드 와 레 바우 디오 사이드의 두 가지 주요 스테비 올 배당체에서 유래 합니다. Rebaudioside는 단맛이 가장 강하다 (단 설탕의 단맛은 350-450 배). 잎의 가장 쓴맛이 나는 부분이 가장 적으며, 스테비아의 250-300 배는 단맛이있다. 많은 사람들이 불평 불만을 품는다.
Truvia 및 PureVia 같은 몇 가지 처리 브랜드 레 바우 디오 사이드 분리하는 이유입니다 을 차 다른 '자연'또는 '원시'스테비아 브랜드 배당체의 전체 스펙트럼을 사용하는 동안 단독으로 사용. 그리고 당신이 의심 할 수 있듯이, 브랜드가 공장을 처리하고 혼합 된 물질을 추가 할 때 문제가 발생합니다.
그래서 당신을 위해 스테비아 좋고 나쁨은? 가서 녹차 한 잔 사 먹고 찾아 가자.
스테비아의 장점과 장점
당신을 위해 스테비아 건강합니까?
제가 할 첫 번째 일은 가능한 과학을 살펴보고 문서화 된 스테비아 건강 혜택을 검사하는 것입니다. 네, 스테비아는 설탕보다 훨씬 달콤하며 탄수화물이나 칼로리가 없기 때문에 모두가 알고 있습니다. 그러나 다른 가능한 주요 이점이 있습니까? 아메리칸 라틴 아메리카 계 미국인은 수세기 동안 달콤한 치료와 호흡기로 사용했지만, 스테비아가 의약 성분이있는 건강 식품이라는 주장은 그 자체만으로는 현실적으로 어떤 근거도 갖고 있지 않습니까?
70 년대 초, 일본은 잠재적 인 발암 물질이 될 수 있다고 의심하면서 사카린과 같은 인공 감미료 대신 스테비아를 재배하기 시작했습니다. 우리 시대와 Stevia가 일본에서 감미료 시장 점유율의 40 %를 차지하며 가정과 상업용 청량 음료에서 광범위하게 사용됩니다.
그러나 .. Japanase가 제 2 형 당뇨병 치료제로 스테비아를 사용하고 있다는 사실을 알고 놀랐습니까? 이것 좀 봐.
스테비아 당뇨병 연결
연구자들은 스테비오 사이드가 인슐린 민감성을 증가시키고 식후 혈당을 감소 시키며 고 과당식이에 대한 쥐의 인슐린 저항성 발달을 지연 시킨다는 것을 발견했다 . " 이것은 모두 인상적이다" 라고 말하고있다. "하지만 인간은 어떨까요?"
stevia, aspartame, sucrose가 음식물 섭취량, 포만감 및 식후 혈당과 인슐린 수치에 미치는 영향을 연구 한 한 연구 에서 비슷한 결과가 나왔고 이는 sucrose 나 아스파탐 소비자와 비교했을 때 사람 스테비아 소비자는 식사 후 혈당 수치가 낮았으며 식후 인슐린 수치가 낮다.
가장 좋은 점은? 스테비아를 섭취하는 그룹은 달콤한 설탕과 설탕 대체 설탕을 전혀 사용하지 않았으며 혈당 프로파일은 더 안정적이었다.
또 다른 연구 는 스테비아가 당뇨병과 당뇨병에 의해 유발 된 신장 질환에 어떤 유익한 효과가 있다는 것을 발견하고 그 결과가 당뇨병과 당뇨병 성 신장 질환 관리를위한 스테비아 레바 디아나 베르 토니의 유효성을 뒷받침 한다고 결론지었습니다 .
또 다른 최근 연구 는 스테비아가 당뇨병 쥐에 미치는 영향을 평가 한 결과 250mg / kg과 500mg / kg의 용량을 섭취 한 쥐 가 공복 혈당, 인슐린 저항성, 트리글리 세라이드, 알칼리성 인산 가수 분해 효소 및 omentin 수치를 유의하게 감소시킨 것으로 나타났습니다.
또 다른 연구 는 레바 우 디오 사이드 A가 인슐린 친 화성 효과를 가지고 있고 2 형 당뇨병 치료의 잠재적 인 역할을 할 수 있다고 결론 지은 반면 또 다른 연구에서 비슷한 결과가 나왔고 스테비오 사이드와 스테비 올이 베타 세포의 직접 작용을 통해 인슐린 분비를 촉진 한다는 것을 발견했다. 제 2 형 당뇨병 치료에서 항 고혈당제로서 잠재적 인 역할을한다.
스테비아와 당뇨병은 우리가 이전에 생각했던 것보다 더 많은 것을 할 수 있음을 암시합니다. 당질에 좋은 당뇨병 친화적 인 설탕 대안 일뿐만 아니라 실제로 인슐린 감수성 을 높이는 데 도움이됩니다 . 이는 인슐린 저항성 당뇨병 환자에게 특히 유용합니다.
전반적으로 당뇨병 환자에게 이상적인 구세주처럼 보입니다.
스테비아, 기억 및 산화 손상
한 연구 는 스코 폴라 민 처리 쥐에서 스테비오 사이드 의 항 염증 효과를 발견했습니다 . 연구원은 스코 폴라 민 ( 환각 유발 악마의 잡초에서 발견되는 항콜 리 게 네르 틴)의 사용을 통해 생쥐의 기억을 손상 시켰고 경구 스테비오 사이드 250mg / kg 용량을 투여 한 다음 기억력을 확인했습니다.
연구팀은 스테비오 사이드가 투여 된 쥐가 기억력 결핍을 상당 부분 돌파하고 스코 폴라 민 (scopolamine)에 의한 뇌의 산화 적 손상을 감소시킴으로써 스테비오 사이드가 쥐의인지 기능 손상에 기억 보존 효과를 발휘 한다는 결론을 얻었다.
나는 스테비아가 기억 보존에 미치는 영향에 대한 더 많은 연구를 인간에게 매우 흥미롭게 생각합니다. 누가이 시간에 알츠하이머 병에 대한 예상치 못한 대체 치료법을 우리 코 바로 잡았는지 누가 알겠는가?
스테비아와 콜레스테롤
스테비오 사이드 감미료가 수컷 쥐를 키울 때의 독성 학적 매개 변수에 장기간 먹이는 효과를 연구 한 연구원 은 스테비아가 저용량으로 섭취하면 콜레스테롤을 낮추어 체중, 장기의 상대적 체중, 혈액 학적 특성 및 독성 학적 영향에 대한 어떠한 독성 학적 영향도없이 안전하다고 판단했다. (1500mg / kg, 실험실 밖에서 비현실적 인 양)이 일부 독성 변수를 증가 시켰지만, 생화학 적 파라미터 또는 효소 활동에 영향을 미쳤다.
흥미로운 부분은 이눌린 용해 섬유 인 스테비오 사이드와 함께 HDL을 증가시키고 전반적인 지질을 낮추는 것입니다. 나는 그것이 매우 흥미롭고, 당신이 스테비아를 사기로 선택할 경우, 아마 당신은 순수한 스테비아 추출물을 일부 이눌린 수용성 섬유와 함께 얻는 것이 도움이 될 것입니다.
스테비아, 고혈압 및 혈압
연구원은 또한 경증 고혈압 환자의 경구 스테비오이드의 효능 및 내약성을 연구했다 . 2 년 후에 그들은 하루에 세 번 500mg 경구 스테비오 사이드를 섭취하면 위약에 비해 수축기 혈압과 이완기 혈압을 현저하게 감소시키는 것으로 나타났습니다.
고혈압 상태가 개선되었고 부작용이보고되거나 발견되지 않았습니다 . 흥미롭게도 스테비오 사이드 군의 환자 수가 줄어들어 좌심실 비대가 생겼다. 심장 근육이 병리학 적으로 두꺼워졌다.
또 다른 연구 (kg 당 15 mg을 하루에 최대 개까지) 훨씬 낮은 용량으로는 어떤 항 고혈압 효과를 발견하고 연구 다른 마취 개에서 스테비오 사이드의 항 고혈압 효과의 메커니즘을 보여 주었다 200 ㎎ / kg 용량 스테비오 사이드의 혈압을 정상화하고 확인하는 ' 스테비오 사이드는 효과적인 항 고혈압 천연 제품입니다'.
비록 우리가 매우 높은 복용량에 대해 이야기하고 있지만, 모든 결과는 훌륭합니다.
스테비아와 죽상 경화증
연구팀은 12 주령의 쥐에게 스테비오 사이드 10mg / kg 용량을 위약군 옆에 투여 한 결과 스테비오 사이드가 비만 인슐린 내성 마우스에서 인슐린 신호 및 항산화 방어력을 향상시킴으로써 죽상 경화증을 억제 한다는 것을 발견했다 .
쥐는 포도당과 인슐린 수치가 낮았고 (당뇨병 환자, 기뻐했습니다!), 지방 조직의 성숙과 포도당 수송의 증가, 인슐린 신호 전달 및 항산화 방어 작용이있었습니다. 그들은 또한 낮은 LDL ( "나쁜 콜레스테롤")을 가지므로 죽상 경화성 플라크의 생성 을 감소시킵니다 .
인상적.
비만, 암 및 당뇨병은 인슐린 저항성과 높은 수준의 산화 스트레스 및 염증과 관련이 많기 때문에 스테비아는 당뇨병 환자를위한 천연 감미료를 찾는 사람뿐만 아니라 다양한 인구 집단을위한 왕 감미료가 될 것입니다. 게다가.
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스테비아와 암
도쿄 의 국립 보건 연구소 (National Institute of Health Sciences) 의 한 일본 연구는 남성 50 명과 암컷 50 마리를 3 그룹으로 2 년간 연구했습니다. 한 군은 스테로이드를 2.5 %, 두 번째 군은 5 %, 세 번째 군은 대조군으로 스테비오 사이드를 투여하지 않았다.
결과는 흥미 롭습니다. 현미경 하에서 검사 한 결과, 5 % 처리 쥐의 최종 생존율은 현저히 감소했지만 모든 조직의 기관과 조직에는 눈에 띄는 차이가 없었으며 스테비오 사이드를 복용 한 여성 의 유방암 종양 발생률은 감소 했다 수컷은 경미한 중증도의 손상을 보였다. 또한 스테비오 사이드가 섭취 한 쥐의 체중은 약간 적었습니다. 스테비오 사이드는 칼로리 나 혈당 반응이 없으므로 의미가 있습니다.
그러나 흥미로운 점 은 5 % 처리 된 쥐의 최종 생존율이 현저하게 감소 했기 때문 입니다. Nutrition and Cancer에 의해 발표 된 또 다른 흥미롭고 관련있는 연구는 stevoiside가 체외에서 (페트리 접시와 같이 정상적인 생물학적 환경 밖에있는 세포에서) 항암 효과를 가지며 암에 기여하는 신체의 일부 스트레스 경로를 감소시키는 것으로 나타났습니다 세포 성장.
불행히도 나는 그 결과를 더 철저하게 확인하기 위해 전체 데이터를 파 낼 수는 없었지만 유망 해 보인다.
다른 일본 연구자들은 스테비오 사이드가 종양 촉진에 미치는 영향을 연구하고 steviol glycosides stevioside , rebaudioside A , rebaudioside C 및 dulcoside A 가 염증 및 종양 촉진에 대해 현저한 저해 효과를 나타냄을 발견했다 .
Rebaudiosides A와 C는 시판되는 항염증제 인 하이드로 코르티손과 유사한 활성으로 염증을 억제했으며 스테비오 사이드는 인도 메타 신보다 훨씬 효과적이었다. Rebaudioside C는 indomecthacin과 quercentin (항 종양 촉진제)의 억제율의 절반을 나타내지 만, 10 배와 100 배 적은 양의 억제율을 보였다.
0.1mg과 1.0mg의 스테비오 사이드 혼합물로 치료 한 그룹은 마우스 당 2.2와 0.3의 종양을 생성하는 반면 스테비오 사이드가없는 대조군은 마우스 당 8.1의 종양을 생성했다. 우리는 73 %와 96 % 감축 에 대해 이야기하고 있습니다 ! 이것은 놀라운 것 이상이지만, 연구자들을 놀래주고있는 것처럼 보이지는 않습니다. 그들은 Compositae 식물의 자연 발생 성분 시리즈가 항 종양 촉진 활동을하는 것으로 밝혀졌습니다.
그들은 스테비오 사이드가 암 의 화학적 예방을 위해 일부 트리 테르 페 노이드 ( "heliantriol C, 11) pachymic acid, 3 - O- acetyl -16a- hydroxytrametenolic acid 및 poricoic acid B16) 보다 우수 하다고 제안했다 .
독수리 눈을 가진 독자들은 '실제'생물학적 환경 (일명 생체 내)에서 악명 높게 부정확 한 시험 관내 연구 라고 말하면서 매우 유효하고 현실적인 관심사입니다. 이를 염두에두고 연구원은 "EBV-EA 분석법에서 활성 인 많은 화합물이 생체 내 2 단계 발암 시험에서 종양 촉진의 억제제로 확인되었다"고 말한다.
가져 가세요.
Stevia가되는 스테비아
"암은 무엇보다도 다른 여러 가지 원인이 있습니다. 그러나 암조차도 단 하나의 주된 원인이 있습니다. 요약하면 암의 주요 원인은 정상적인 체세포의 산소 호흡을 설탕의 발효로 대체 한 것입니다. "( Otto H. Warburg, 1931 년 노벨상 수상자)
마지막으로, 그리고 아마도 가장 중요한 :
stevia의 가능한 영양 및 의약 건강에 관계없이식이 요법에서 설탕을 제거하는 간단한 행위는 자신의 이익을 가져다 줄 것입니다. 설탕은 당뇨병, 비만 및 대부분의 다른 대사성 질환의 주요 원인 중 하나라는 것을 이미 알고 있었지만 실제로 암세포가 설탕에 공급된다는 사실을 알고 계셨습니까?
스테비아는 식단에서 설탕을 많이 없애줍니다. 보세요:
보너스 : 스테비아 - 설탕 전환율
당신이 스테비아로 굽는 경우에, 기억할 것이다 엄지의 좋은 규칙은 대략 1 개의 설탕이 대략 24의 stevia 분말 포장 또는 액체 stevia의 2 개의 찻 숱가락과 동등하다는 것을이다. 5g의 설탕 찻 숟가락으로 달성 할 수있는 동일한 수준의 단맛을 얻기 위해서는 0.5 조각 정도의 작은 패킷이 필요할 것입니다.
이러한 측정은 SweetLeaf 브랜드 (이눌린 불용성 섬유가 포함되어 있습니다)에서 제공되므로 완전히 순수한 스테비아를 얻는 경우 동일한 단맛을 얻기 위해 훨씬 적은 양을 사용해야합니다.
그런데이 식물은 ph-stable하고 높은 열에 견딤 (392 ℉까지의 열 안정성)하고 freezer-resistant하고 수용성이기 때문에 stevia로 요리가 가능합니다. 그렇게하면 식단에서 많은 빈 칼로리가 제거됩니다. 그것은 매우 유력한 것들입니다.
위험 : Stevia 부작용 및 경고
스테비아는 사용하기에 안전합니까?
스테비아의 위험성, 주로 생식 독성 및 다산 감소와 관련된 우려가 있었지만 여전히 의문점이 있습니다. 그래서 먹는 피임약에 대해 잊어 버리고, 콘돔을 버리고 미치광이들처럼 스테비아에서 먹을 시간인가? 엄마 과학을 다시 한 번 살펴보고 스테비아 소비의 불리한 생식 독성이나 유전 독성 부작용을 발견해 봅시다.
피임 및 생식 스테비아 위험 및 부작용
대부분의 피임 스테비아 우려에서 줄기 아주 오래된 연구 피임로 스테비아를 사용하여 남미 여성의 소문 후 다시 1968 데이트, 교수 조셉 쿡 스테비아의 피임 특성을 평가하기 위해이 연구를 시행 하였다.
The results? Kuc found a visible and relatively long-term reduction in the number of offspring born to female rats he fed with a stevia solution:
A water decoction of the plant Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni reduces fertility in adult female rats of proven fertility. The decoction continues to descrease fertility for at least 50 to 60 days after intake is stopped. The decoction did not affect appetite and apparently did not affect the health of adults rats.
Not. Good. At all.
Professor Kuc does admit that his results aren’t necessarily valid for humans. First, he used some material from the stevia plant that isn’t ordinarily consumed along with his boiled stevia leaf extract. Second, he let his rats drink that mixture in such a high rate, equalling a person drinking about 2.5 litters of liquid in less than half an hour. And third, he used only one dosage level and not a variety of doses to establish what is known as a ‘dose-response’ relationship.
So should you feel intimidated by prof. Joseph Kuc’s findings? Is Stevia safe during pregnancy, breastfeeding or for those trying to have a baby? Let’s take a few more looks at science.
One study trying to discover fertility effects of chronic administration (two months) of Stevia found that it could effect hormones because of its glycosides having a similar structure to plant hormones like gibberellin.
“..chronic administration (60 days) of a Stevia rebaudiana aqueous extract produced a decrease in final weight of testis, seminal vesicle and cauda epididymidis. In addition, the fructose content of the accessory sex glands and the epididymal sperm concentration are decreased. Stevia treatment tended to decrease the plasma testosterone level, probably by a putative affinity of glycosides of extract for a certain androgen receptor, and no alteration occurred in luteinizing hormone level. These data are consistent with the possibility that Stevia extracts may decrease the fertility of male rats”
Oh my. You can take away our lives, but you can never take away our testosterone! Another study found a 60% decrease in seminal vesicle weight in rats compared to a control group.
But just like other foods, perhaps those side effects appear only in very high and unrealistic levels of consumption? Are there any studies that show no effect on hormones, especially when consumed in moderation?
One fascinating study comes to us all the way from the Chulalongkorn University Primate Research Center in Bangkok, Thailand (great city, you should go visit). The researchers wanted to study the effects (on a span of two generations) of daily stevioside consumption in hamsters.
그들은 10 명의 남성과 10 명의 암컷 한 달 햄스터의 네 그룹을 사용하여 일일 500mg / kg 용량의 스테비오 사이드, 두 번째 그룹 1,000mg / kg, 세 번째 그룹 2,500mg / kg (네 번째) 및 네 번째 대조군으로 0 인 군.
인간 스테비오 사이드의 일일 섭취량은 약 2-5mg / kg으로 추정되며이 연구에서 사용 된 용량보다 훨씬 적습니다.
그러나 무엇을 추측 하는가?
두 그룹의 평균 성장 간에는 유의 한 차이 가 없었으며 스테비오 사이드의 복용량에 관계없이 생식 적합성과 교미 능력 사이에는 전혀 차이가 없었습니다 . 짝짓기는 모든 그룹에서 효과적이고 성공적이었으며, 성별에 상관없이 성장이나 출산의 이상 이 없었습니다 .
"이 연구의 결과는 놀랍습니다. 스테비오 사이드는 2,500 mg / kg의 높은 용량으로 이들 동물에 해를 입히지 않았습니다. 우리는 체중 kg 당 2.5 그램의 높은 용량의 스테비오 사이드가 햄스터의 성장과 번식 모두에 영향을 미치지 않는다고 결론 지었다.
또 다른 연구 는 스테비아 추출물이 남성의 체중, 고환의 무게와 정자 수, 형태 및 운동성에 영향을 미치지 않는 유사한 결과를 얻었다. 연구팀은 적어도 쥐에서는 수컷 생식에 독성 영향을 미치지 않는다고 결론 지었다.
그렇다면 평결은 무엇입니까? 스테비아는 적당히 또는 과다 복용해도 안전합니까? 나는 너에게 그런 막연한 대답을주기를 싫어하지만 가끔은해야한다. 우리는 단순히 충분히 알지 못합니다. 더 많은 연구가 필요합니다.
You have to remember that the doses used in those (rat-based) studies are very high and unrealistic. Nobody of us would go around munching on kilograms worth of leaves. If you eat enough of anything you’d get side effects. So from a contraceptive perspective, it seems to me as if stevia would be safe under its intended use as a sweetener. But again, more solid research in necessary.
Allergic Reactions and Sensitivity to Stevia
Just like other foods, the main scenario where stevia is sure to give you problems is when you’re sensitive or allergic to it. Weightology founder James Krieger said he knows of case reports of people getting atopic eczema (scaly and itchy rashes on your skin) and even people going into an anaphylactic shock from consuming stevia.
He said one study found 16% of infants with nasal allergies to be allergic to stevia, 34% of infants with bronchial asthma to be allergic to stevia and 64% of infants with atopic eczema to be allergic to stevia. Now, I don’t know where he got his numbers (update: I emailed him, he emailed me back this precious gem of a reference) but I do know and have heard of people showing allergic reaction to stevia – from difficulty swallowing to shortness of breath to dizziness etc.
But those usually appear in people who are allergic to plants in the Compositae or Asteraceae family – like chrysanthemums, marigolds, ragweed or daisies. Check the comments section below, I predict it will be full of comments from allergic people. They’re the ones most likely to google stuff like ‘Stevia side effects’, after all :)
So yeah, a small percentage of people may show sensitivity and allergic reactions to stevia, and if you’re one of them – you’re probably better off without it.
Stevia Safety: Toxicity Possible?
We’ve already covered some toxicity-related studies of stevia, and none of them showed anything special, but let’s go check some more studies.. you know, just to be sure. And because we love studies.
One Japanese study involved almost 500 rats that were treated for about two years with Stevia rebaudiana extracts at levels of up to 1% of their total diet (550mg/kg) and concluded that there were no significant dose-related changes in the growth, appearance, organ weights, macroscopic or microscopic observations or haematological and blood findings.
The results obtained are supportive of the safety of stevia rebaudiana extracts, stevioside and rebaudioside A when consumed as sucrose substitutes by human populations.
I also found some leaks (can’t verify them though) from an unpublished report submitted to the European Commission by A. Douglas Kinghorn, Ph.D, saying his study (Food Ingredient Safety Review: Stevia rebaudiana leaves) showed no evidence of acute toxicity when he gave mice separate 2,000mg/kg doses of the sweet Stevia glycosides – stevioside, rebaudiosides A-C, dulcoisde A and steviolbioside. His results show no potential risk for acute toxicity for humans by ingestion of stevia rebaudiana extracts and constituents.
Acute toxicity was not demonstrated when separate 2 g/kg doses were administered to mice by oral intubation, indicating that a concentrated extract of stevia is less than 1/10 as toxic (acute) as caffeine.
Not enough evidence for you? alright.
In yet another Japanese study (H. Asaki and Y. Yokoyama. 1975. Dried-leaf extracts of stevia. Toxicological tests. Shokuhin Kogyo 18(20), 34-43) running toxicological tests on dried-leaf extracts of stevia, feeding male and female rats for nearly two months with stevioside being 7% of their diet produced “no untoward toxic effects” compared a a control group that received no stevioside. The study is written in Japanese so I couldn’t dig much and verify.
I also read of a study that found no toxicity or dose-related abnormalities but did find a significant decrease in serum lactic dehydrogenase levels, which is important in energy production without oxygen (aka “anaerobic”), but I couldn’t find a link to it or anything linking stevia to serum lactic dehydrogenase levels. Take it with a grain of salt.
One more study found stevioside to be non-toxic in rats who were fed with high oral 2,000mg/kg doses and showed no abnormal behaviour or organ damage. Researchers also found no cytotoxic properties at a concentration of 1.25g/L in an in-vitro toxicity test.
So overall, the vast majority of studies that I went through and available evidence shows no abnormal toxicity properties to stevia consumed in realistic amounts . You should be safe in this regard.
Mutagenic Stevia Side Effects and Cancer
You might have also read that in lab, steviol glycosides can be converted into a mutagenic compounds that may cause DNA mutations and promote cancer, and a lot of anti-stevia supporters seem to be using it as an argument.
We don’t know if the conversion of stevioside to steviol to a mutagen happens in humans,” says toxicologist Ryan Huxtable of the University of Arizona in Tucson. “It’s probably a minor issue, but it clearly needs to be resolved.
But have no fear, fellow readers. Devoted lab chemists down the basement in casa-del-Regev have gone on a predation journey to separate rumours from facts and hunt for scientific clues.
One interesting Japanese study titled Mutagenicity of Steviol and Its Oxidative Derivatives in Salmonella typhimurium TM677 found the mutagenic activity of steviol to be 1/3000 of widely-distributed mutagenic compounds like smoke, diesel exhausted gas and overheated meat.
The study also compared stevia to AF2 (a previously authorised food preservative in Japan) and found AF2 levels of 2mg (used to preserve 100g fish sausage) to be equal in mutagenic activity to.. 3000 stevia-sweetened cups of coffee! They concluded that-
..the genetic toxicity of stevia can be regarded as negligible and safe, as long as we limit its use in ordinary amount for our daily life. Although further studies, such as the effect of heating on the activity of stevia, or the metabolic fate of its lactone derivatives in our body are necessary, the present paper suggests that there are no serious genotoxic problem with the daily usage of this low-calorie sweetener.
If you scroll back up to the section about stevia benefits for cancer, you’ll find a few studies showing that not only isn’t stevia a carcinogen – but it actually shows some anti-tumor properties and seems to be beneficial for the chemoprevention of cancer.
Stevia, Glucose Metabolism and Hypoglycemia
You might have also read that stevioside can interfere with the absorption of carbohydrates and disrupt the conversion of food into energy within cells, which might be an issue for kids. But that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Most studies in humans have not detected effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on gut hormones or glucose absorption.
But we wouldn’t rely solely on that, right?
I went searching for studies that found anything to back up those claims, but I found nothing very useful. The only relevant thing I could find was an overview paper summarising the available science and concluding that high-purity rebaudioside is safe for human consumption and has no effect on either blood pressure or glucose homeostasis.
But wait! Remember how I showed you that stevia reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressures before? It was the stevioside part we evaluated, and it’s the rebaudioside A we’re talking about now. Those are the two main ingredients of stevia, and they seem to have some differences in their properties.
There’s also a rumour popular on some nutrition blogs insisting that calorie-free sweetener like stevia can trick your body into a state of hypoglycaemia because having a sweet taste without an accompanying glucose tricks your body to prepare itself for sugar and lowers blood-sugar levels accordingly. When it gets no sugar, they say, the body releases adrenaline and cortisol to bring blood glucose levels back up by recruiting sugar from other tissues in the body.
Does the idea stand to the test of reality? To be honest, blood sugar altering hormones from oral glands communication to the brain sounds very probable. But science doesn’t want to agree, at least not in the cases of aspartame and saccharin – which doesn’t affect insulin levels. And here’s another study made on human volunteers that shows aspartame to have no affect on insulin.
But if you remember, I did show you that stevia causes some insulin secretion and increases insulin sensitivity in diabetic rats. How can that be? the secret might lie not in the sweet part, but the bitter part of the sweeteners. Researchers studying the effects of artificial sweeteners on insulin releasefound that while aspartame failed to raise insulin, bitter sweeteners like stevioside did have an effect.
So yeah, stevioside (and possibly not rebaudioside) has some effect on insulin but that effect is more of a benefit than a drawback, especially for diabetic patients. You don’t starve your body and feed solely on stevia and the studies we showed earlier showed a positive effect on insulin sensitivity.
It means that yes, stevia does secrete some more insulin – but it increases sensitivity to insulin and rids more sugar from the blood stream to the cells. Which, again, is especially beneficial for the prevention and treatment of diabetes type-II. So unless you already have some hypoglycaemia issues, stevia is unlikely to be a problem here.
Is Stevia Safe for Children?
First things first – removing sugar, cookies, ice creams and lollypops from the diet of your kids is the best move you can do for their brains, guts and teeth. Regardless of stevia. Several attempts to decrease children sugar intake were already made by trying to introduce stevia as a sugar alternative in children’s food products. Yet safety issues still rise up.
And it’s not facts that rise them up, but fear.
As far as I know, the Guarani population of Brazil and Paraguay have given stevia as a treat to their kids for centuries. Makes sense to me that it should have been ‘trial-and-error’ed by now and they would have stopped this practice if it proved to be harmful to their little ones. You know, the same reason we don’t go out to the forest and eat any wild mushroom we see. Lots of trial and error proved this to be fatal so we developed habits that go from one generation to the next.
With the available knowledge we have, there’s not a reason really to believe stevia is unsafe for kids.
The Verdict: Is Stevia Healthy and Safe?
As a scientist with over 15 years researching the safety of stevia and of many other plants used as food or food ingredients, I can assure that our conclusions in these various studies indicate that stevia is safe for human consumption as per intended usage, that is, as a sweetener. (Professor Mauro Alvarez, Brazil’s State University of Maringa Foundation)
The sweet (!) jury down the court halls of casa-del-Regev is ready to give the bottom-line verdict:
It is very probable that some stevia compounds posses some medicinal anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour properties, though the exact mechanism by which those compounds bring those effects isn’t precisely known yet. Natural stevia sweetener products are especially useful for type-II diabetic patients and the relevant science was very convincing.
On the other hand – we’d be glad to have some more conclusive studies when it comes to fertility and reproduction effects of stevia, so for now.. i’d say avoid it if you’re trying to concieve or if you’re pregnant. Just in case. You should also avoid it if you’re allergic to the plants in the Compositae or Asteraceae family (marigolds, daisies, ragweed, chrysanthemums, etc) or if you just sense anything unusual.
Do remember that the studies we’ve gone through used doses much higher than real-life use, doses so high that almost any plant tested would probably produce some kind of side effects. And some of the studies were also in-vitro (petri-dish like environment), not always very applicable in a real living animal.
For non pregnant/allergic people, if all you do is use stevia sparingly as a sweetener for your tea and baked foods, you’ll most probably be completely safe. Make sure you choose a good brand with no harmful fillers, and preferable with inulin insoluble fiber for the possible HDL and lipid profile benefits. And always listen to your body.
As for me, I personally don’t use it much – and not because of all those stevia side effects and warnings. I simply like my coffee unsweetened and i’ll usually add some raw local honey (the cloudy-waxish type, no the commercial liquid ones) to my tea. It’s more of a whole food than a sweetener, and it’s a nice nutritional boost if you’re trying to gain weight or just wouldn’t mind the extra calories.
(Related: Is Coffee Good or Bad For You?)
Where to Buy Stevia Products
지금까지 모든 스테비아 제품이 동일한 것은 아님을 이해해야합니다. t하지만 스테비아 천연 감미료 그는 의료 보험 혜택은 원시 형태에서 자신의 최대한의 얻을 수있는, 몇 가지 더 실행 가능한 옵션이 있습니다. 스테비아 브랜드 중에서 선택할 때는 다음 4 가지 유형의 제품을 알고 있는지 확인하십시오.
- 원시 스테비아 공장
자라서 식물의 잎을 토양에서 직접 얻으십시오. 싸고 쉽게 자랄 수 있으며 Stevia의 모든 배당체 및 건강상의 이점을 포함하고 있지만 약간의 뒷맛이 남습니다.
구입 : 유기 스테비아 씨앗은 발아하기가 어렵 기 때문에 현지 보육원에 가서 정원 준비 스테비아 레바 디아나 (Stevia rebaudiana) 아기 식물을 얻으십시오 .
추신 : 젊은 stevia 식물은 낮은 temps에 민감하므로 토양 온도가 이식하기 전에 10-15c 이상이 될 때까지 기다리십시오. 스테비아 씨앗 포장을 온라인으로 받으면 약 3 개월의 수명이 있기 때문에 운송 시간에주의를 기울이십시오 (내 기억이 나를 배반하지 않는 경우). 수확 이후의 긴 선적 또는 시간은 씨앗을 비효율적으로 만들 수 있지만, 다시 한번 보육원에서 아기 식물을 얻는 것이 좋습니다.
식물의 달콤한 힘을 풀어 내기 위해서는 수확 후 잎을 말리고 갈아 주어야합니다. 또는 당신은 당신의 게으름을 받아들이고 가루로 만든 전체 잎 스테비아를 구입할 수 있습니다.
- 가루 그린 스테비아 잎
녹색 잎 스테비아 분말은 기본적으로 건조되고 분말로 갈아 진 원시 스테비아입니다. 위의 원시 stevia와 마찬가지로, 그것은 배당체의 전체 스펙트럼을 포함하고 약간 쓰다 뒷맛이 있습니다.
Buy: Organic Traditions Stevia
- Pure Stevia Extract Products
Market demand for a product without that slight bitter aftertaste has given birth to stevia extract, which is mostly an extraction of the rebaudioside – that sweetest and least bitter part of the stevia leaf, which is also the only compound of stevia legally allowed by the FDA to be commercially labeled as a sweetener.
Benefits? Much sweeter than the green forms and without that bitter aftertaste, but also without the health benefits of stevioside. Many times sweeter than table sugar. Comes either in a powder or liquid form. If you buy the liquid form, make sure it’s natural and doesn’t contain stuff like glycerin.
Buy: SweetLeaf Powdered Stevia – this is what I would choose if I wanted to buy Stevia. It has two ingredients: organic stevia extract and inulin soluble fiber, which if you remember.. mixes well with stevia and shows some potential beneficial HDL and blood lipids properties.
- Frankesteinian Stevia Products (like Truvia)
That’s basically processed stevia with added ingredients or ‘natural flavors’. Truvia, for example, uses a 42 step proccess to make their stevia product. They extract the rebaudioside and add chemical substances like the liver-toxic and carcinogenic acetonitrile and corn-based erythritol. Kal “Pure” Stevia isn’t very pure either – their product is made in china and contains maltodextrin (starch). Many other brands also put some sugars from corn.
Is Stevia harmful? If you don’t stay away from those brands, it can certainly be. Stick to certified organic stevia products clean of harmful substances – and you’ll be golden.
Now that you know all about Stevia benefits and side effects, it’s time for some..
GEEKY STEVIA FACTS
Dr. Bertoni wrote a few of the earliest words about this wonderful plant and said that according to his long experience and the studies of Dr. Rebaudi, stevia is not only non-toxic but also very healthy and can be used directly with it’s natural form – while also being much cheaper than saccharine. He referred to Stevia as a “sweetening agent of great power”.
Leigh Broadhurst, Ph.D who is a nutritional consultant and a chemist, states that stevia gives you all the benefits of saccharin with none of it’s drawbacks. She also stated that Stevia is much more concentrated (sweetness per weight) than aspartame.
Julian Whitaker, M.D in his ‘Dr. Julian Whitaker’s Newsletter’ said that “Stevia is not only non-toxic, but has several traditional medicinal uses. The Indian tribes of South America have used it as a digestive aid, and have also applied it topically for years to help wound healing. Recent clinical studies have shown it can increase glucose tolerance and decrease blood sugar levels. Of the two sweeteners (aspartame and Stevia), stevia wins hands down for safety.”
The greatest wealth is health. – Virgil
If you have some personal experience with stevia, do share it through the comment box below. What’s your favorite and/or least favorite Stevia supplement and why? How long have you been using it, and what benefits or drawbacks did you experience? I want to create a nice discussion here, wealthy of information and personal experiences for confused fellas.
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I used Stevia sweetner for 2 months and had terrible gut problems from it; it affected my gall bladder, caused constipation and bloating and I had terrible loss of focus and attention. I have nothing to do with the sugar industry and by comparison used agave for years with no problems. I won’t be using stevia again, even though it is a great sugar substitute for me ( I have endometriosis. Sugar is very bad for my metabolism as it mimics oestrogen, which is instrumental in the causes and effects of endometriosis.) I thought natural Stevia sweetener would be my silver bullet but it was not. Stevia is a known contraceptive as well (so it can be used well for that purpose, but women should know that so that if they ARE trying to get pregnant they can eliminate that, in full knowledge.
Thanks for the input Michele, perhaps I should add a reader-based stevia side effects list report above.
I started using stevia several months ago. I had terrible, go to the doctor, gas and other gastrointestinal problems. I changed my diet, stopped dairy products, fatty foods. Nothing worked. I finally cut out stevia. After 5 days, my months’ long problems ended. I feel so much better now.
What brand ..very curious.Plain stevia has no reports of these side effects but brands with maltodextrin added do.
No reports huh. Well I will give you a report right now. Pure Stevia gives me a butt-load of gas.
Some stevia products are mixed with sugar alcohols – erythitol or sorbitol. THOSE are what cause terrible gas and bloating. You can get those alone as a sugar alternative also.
I’m not a stevia champion myself. At this point I’m wondering whether it’s causing weight gain. In fact, I became suspicious and finally checked the ingredients. Lo and behold the first ingredient is maltodextrin, and stevia is listed second. I’ll be trying the brand mentioned above.
Check the ingredients is the point.
Woops – xylitol and erythitol are the sugar alcohols widely used.
absolutely, but the Organic Stevia seems to be the best, and my brand doesn’t have those things.
I’ve been using Stevia for years. I only use Sweetleaf(pure Stevia), but thanks to this wonderful information I’m finally putting two and two together and realizing that it may be the reason for my constant headaches and increase in migraines over the past few years, as I’m allergic to ragweed. I don’t know what alternatives there are. I definitely need a healthy alternative sweetener for my daily coffee and hot tea. Any suggestions? I’m hoping this is the answer for these awful headaches. I’ve been blaming it on my thyroid and just thought I had to live with it forever.
Thanks for article. I was using artificial sweetener, switched to stevia. Had bad diahorrea. Tried about 4 different stevia brands from supermarket. Eventually went back to the artificial sweetener, things are better. I dunno what to do now? Prefer not to use artificial sweetener, but my bowels seem to prefer it?
I was wondering what kind of stevia they used.
By the way, GREAT job on this topic, I rarely see people take this much care in any one item. Job well done, I will be visiting your site often lol.
I agree grateful for the information! However, just one suggestion next time you edit this piece – please delete your negative comment about bored single moms. Although I am not one, I recognize the tremendous work load single moms have and feel your comment was not warranted. Plenty of companies and anti stevia folks are putting information out on the other side of the issue.
I recently purchased the brand name Stevia to use in sugar free , decaf instant tea. I had a severe Blood pressure increase to 220/125 , needless to say I was scared. I don’t know if it was the decaf tea or stevia , not taking any more chances.
What about joint pain? I have it and in process of eliminating the usual suspects. Stevia is one.
Hello
My family has 2 diabetic members so we use only one stevia (powder and liquid form) which is sophisticated and unique. We have tasted all stevia supplements from various international companies and have decided to the stevia offered by Detonovo (DN). No bad effects, great taste with all our drinkings (coffe etc) and great peoples comments. We know that these guys have already build 3 retail shops in South Europe supplying deserts and icecreams with stevia. During our holidays we discoved this Stevia. Now we wont change again or do other experiments. It has also helped me on my diet by losing weight.
I have used Stevia brand Wholesome “organic Stevia” non GMO . ingredients: organic Stevia extract (Stevia rebaudiana),
Silica.net weight 1 gram. 1 packet=2 tsp, sugar for years. I get it in the organic aisle in the grocery store. This brand so far has no side effects.
I guess if you are having side effects you may be allergic to plants or you are using the GMO brands. I have diabetic # 2 and cutting out pure GMO sugar has help a lot.
Michelle the fact that you experienced side effects while using Stevia does not mean that Stevia produces side effects. As always, I’ll stick to the golden rule of statistics and not mix correlation with causation. Our body is a highly-complex biochemical system with each nutrient, each chemical, each anything dependent on each other that it would be a sin to slaughter Stevia’s good reputation based on a few people’s bad experience.
Issac unfortunately it may cause problems for Michelle. Stevia is very hard on people with IBS because the sweetness is actually derived from parts of the plants that people with IBS have a hard time breaking down correctly. It’s in the same category as inulin fiber (artichoke/chicory) and can be rough. In those with normally functioning gut Stevia & Inulin are “prebiotic” and help natural flora thrive. However in those with IBS-C/D it can back fire an cause extreme gas, pain, & bloating. If you have IBS – I would stay away from Stevia & the FOS natural sweetners (inulin, chickory root, artichoke, etc. etc.). I purchased organic Stevia powder from my local whole food store excited since with IBS can’t use any artificial sweetners. I was literally left doubled over in pain after about 2-3 days of using it in my tea.
I have to beg to differ. I think it’s individual reactions. I love stevia, my IBS- C/D is best it’s ever been – gone really. Stevia user for 18 months now.
I’ve only been using Stevia for 2 weeks. My feet are bloated up with water will discontinue after reading this. To see if my feet go back down to normal size. And if my feet go back to normal I got my answer.
So what is your finding???
Hi there Michele!
I’m sorry to hear about your condition, I hope you’re doing better now. There are barely any proven side effects of Stevia. Mild side effects such as diarrhea, bloating, etc have been experienced but these usually go away with time. I have been using it from the past 5 years and have personally never experienced any side effects whatsoever but then again, we are all very different physiologically. I know a lot of families who use this sweetener on a daily basis like me and have never experienced any side effects. Personal experiences aside, let’s get down to the latest research.
The use of stevia as a contraceptive is merely a rumor. That particular study fed rats extremely large amount of stevia (which no human could possibly take in). Numerous studies done after that particular one failed to elicit the same results which is why the credibility of the first study has been questioned time and again. Suppose stevia could be used as a contraceptive – how come pharmaceutical companies haven’t started researching on that alternative use? It’s another potential contraceptive then, isn’t it? I’m not taking any sides, but the silence of the ‘big pharma’ regarding stevia’s potential contraceptive use does make me think. What about you?
As for endometriosis, what’s your source regarding the fact that sugars mimic estrogen? That’s not true. Substances such as flax seed, soy, hummus, etc can do that but not sugars. Sugars (and other refined food substances) increase the acidity in your body and that increases the pain which you experience in endometriosis. Interestingly, if stevia were really a conctraceptive, it would be good for those with endometriosis since one of the therapies for this disease includes the administration of contraceptive or birth control pills. However, research shows that stevia is NOT a contraceptive. The ONE study which did prove that, as I said earlier, was not even properly conducted.
I wouldn’t say you should start taking stevia in large quantities but it is perfectly safe for usage as a sweetener to avoid the extra calories of refined sugar. After all, nothing’s good when taken in excess. If I can provide you with any more information, please let me know. I’ll be glad if you have something to share.
I tryed stevianna yesterday just 1/4 tsp with 1 sugromax tab which i am use to but usely have 2 tabs with flavored green teas and trying to cut down. I am sensitive to sugar and trying to cut sweeter down so tryed stevia. I dont now if it was the brand or just that its still sugar but may hart was racing and ringing in my ears all night. I usely just get itchy from sugar.
필자는 약 6 개월 동안 스테비아를 사용 해왔다. 나는 약 5 개월 동안 내 귀에 울려 퍼졌다. 나는 그것을자를 것이고 멈추는지를 볼 것이고, 그것은 나를 미치게 만든다.
어떤 브랜드인지 궁금합니다. 평범한 스테비아에는 이러한 부작용에 대한보고가 없지만 말토 덱스트린이 첨가 된 브랜드는 그렇게합니다. 본성 액체처럼 깨끗한 브랜드를 사용하십시오.
자연적인 식물 감미료는 이것을 일으킬 수 없습니다 ... 의사에게 가십시오.
새벽, 스테비아에 알레르기가 있으면 귀가 울릴 수 있습니다. 그것은 현기증과 두통과 함께 저와 함께했습니다. 스테비아가 멈췄다.
무언가에 어떤 알레르기라도 귀에 울리는 원인이 될 수 있으므로 스테비아 알레르기는 진실이 아닙니다.
Michele과 마찬가지로 Sweetex에서 Truvia로 감미료를 바꾼 후에 나는 심한 변비가있었습니다. 1 주일 만 사용한 후였습니다. 복용량은 하루에 약 2 잔의 커피 또는 차에 단지 하나의 알약이었습니다. 나는 심한 양의 대상 포진에 대해 처방전을 공동으로 복용했을 때만 변비가있었습니다. 3 년 전이었습니다. Truvia를 사용하는 것 이외에 나의 규정 식은 내가 건강하다는 것을 알고있는 동일하게 남아 있었다.
유기 스테비아 제품으로 바꾸는 것이 좋습니다?
네, 식품 거인을 이끌지 않는 다른 브랜드로 전환 할 것입니다. 감미로운 잎 또는 전체적인 음식 상표를 시도하십시오,
Truvia는 순수한 Stevia가 아니며, 내가 기억한다면 Truvia의 다른 성분 인 Erythritol이 복부 문제를 일으키는 것으로 여겨졌습니다 ... 여기에 언급 된 내용이 없거나 놓쳤습니다.
Stevia is not the culprit here but Trivia is .It has known side effects do to other added ingredients.
It would seem to me, regarding the contraceptive properties of stevia, you could have two groups of mice or rats, one fed stevia and one not, and in three years, count them.
I had the diarrhea and bloating problems with many store bought versions that were mixed with the ingredients. I recently tried straight stevia extract and have had zero side effects. Its is very hard to measure as most drinks take 1/32 of a teaspoon to sweeten to the point of 2 tablespoons of sugar, but other than that it has been great.
My question which brand of Stevia did you use? If it was Truvia I would expect a negative reaction do to the chemicals in it. I only use Whole Foods Organic Liquid Stevia.
Makes me thoroughly ill too, just like Michelle describes with violent gas and bloating and cramping. I don’t have endometriosis and I don’t have gall bladder problems or IBS (they have all been checked). I don’t have allergies or any issues normally, but Stevia makes me ill. I will not go near the stuff and am otherwise a happy healthy person.
Me too. I’m a healthy person, but Stevia makes me dizzy and itchy. Took me a while to figure out what was doing this to me, as I needed to eliminate one ingredient at a time, but it’s def. the Stevia. Nearly fell down from it a couple of times. Stinks, because they sneak it into everything these days as a “healthy” alternative, but it’s anything but.
I drank two cans of coke life yesterday. In the middle of sleeping, I woke up due to severe itching in my fingers, and even under my fingernails. I slept very little and when I finally got up, I took a benedril. My hands are puffy, I am still itching, fingers, chin, neck, elbows, skin in general. I didn’t’t itch this bad with poison ivy a few years back. I am definitely having a bad reaction to stevia. I’m thin, I have mantle cell lymphoma, had extensive chemo and stem cell transplant in 2009. Rituxan and bendamustine in 2012-13. Everything since has been the same foods, drinks, etc. I just got the coke life yesterday and drank two. That is the only thing I did different. So, itching and swelling hands happened here. I am not sensitive to ragweed, any flowers especially chrisanthamums or daiseys so that rules out that connection! I live in the country in the woods and very seldom do I go anywhere. Wish that benedril would kick in, my face and scalp are so itchy! No more coke life for me for awhile.
I have used trivia for few yrs. then started using stevia in the raw.(Walmart ) I have had horrible gut problems Didn’t have a clue why , I had to stop everything and found out it was stevia in the raw that was giving me the problems.it has been just two short days that I have stopped using it,but it seems to be subsiding. My stomach was so tight and felt hard. It has been a very uncomfortable 5 months. I won’t be using stevia again. Also I drank a lot of tea and consumed a lot of stevia, 8-9 packs a day.
I agree about women and men taking it out of their diet if trying to conceive. I, however, am done having children and have so far enjoyed Stevia. I am currently on The Fast Metabolism Diet and one of the allowed sweeteners is Stevia. It is sweet and has a lot of potential. However, each person is different and each body has sensitivities. I enjoyed this informative article. Thank you for compiling it and making it easier on us readers.
Hi
I usually use DetoNovo Stevia (no aftertaste) to sweeten coffees because my clients like it (I own a cafe processing company) and I know it’s super strong & only take a little to sweeten just about anything. It does not contain other ingredients such as Glycerine, natural flavors, dextrose or xylitol.
Be careful when you buy cheap Stevia brands because they have used cheap raw materials such as aspartame, xylitol etc. I dont want to pay less for lower quality food products for my clients.
Alternatively, sugar, mainly due to the high amount of fructose, can cause all sorts of serious diseases like obesity and diabetes.
So..better to use quality brands Not Artificial Sweeteners!
Thanks!
Where do you buy your DetoNovo Stevia?
Molly,
나는 보통 수입 회사 인 DetoNovo에서 직접 500g 캔을 구입합니다.
그들은 나에게 나의 카페에 꾸러미를 보낸다))
3 일 만에 나는 끔찍한 느낌이 든다. 심한 변비 (나는 거의 변비에 걸리지 않습니다). 나는 또한 그것이 나의 기분과 전반적인 웰빙 감각에 영향을 미쳤다고 생각한다. 나는 배가 아파서 부풀어 오르게되었다. 말에 따르면 알레르기 반응이 아니지만 분명히 내 소화에 악영향을 미치고 신경 학적 반응을 일으켜 연동 운동을 방해 할 수 있습니다. 나는 의사이며 지금은 항상 사람들이 스테비아를 사용하여 증상과 관련되는지 확인합니다. 그리고 지금 그것은 음료에 있고 나는 무의식적으로 어떤 것을 얻을지도 모른다. 그리고 소년은 그것을 느낀다. 감미료는 다만 그것만이고 우리는 그 (것)들에서 전부 함께 얻을 필요가있다.
나는 endo & 스테비아와 관련된 문제가 있습니다. (내 endo도 내 내장에 있으므로 나는 잘못된 음식을 먹을 때 통증이 있습니다. 나는 깨끗한 식단을 계속 먹으려하고 있습니다. 정제 된 설탕은 이해합니다 .PPS 엔도에 어떤 영향을 주는지에 관해 뭔가가 있습니다. 엔도와도 다르므로 고맙습니다. :)
이 Stevia 정보를 모두 주셔서 감사합니다. Stevia 식물은 ragweed와 가까운 가족에 속해 있으며 ragweed 알레르기가있는 사람은 Stevia에 반응 할 수 있다고 들었습니다.
헤이 앰버,
네가 절대적으로 옳다. Regev가 기사에서 썼 듯이 Asteraceae / Compositae 계통의 식물 (ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, daisies 등)에 알레르기가있는 사람은 Stevia에게 알레르기가있을 수 있습니다.
Yes, I am so bummed out that the Stevia I bought from Whole Foods is NOT agreeing with me. But I am relieved to read that it is due to the fact I am allergic to ragweed therefore the headaches from stevia. Now I am not worried that I’m getting migraines like my mother.
Dr. Aqsa Ghazanfar,
Just found this article and thought it was quite good and I really appreciate your comments in this thread. I’ve been using an organic form of Stevia by NOW. Hadn’t had any problems until recently. Seems digestive issues have cropped up; suffered with constipation; cramping, etc. These items have been mentioned here. I never stopped using Stevia; however, one thing that made me pause was the allergy to Asteraceae/Compositae. I am allergic to Ragweed so upon the advice, I’m going to back away from the Stevia for a while to see if these issues subside. The item most worrisome right at the moment is the fullness in the digestive track. If i’m allergic to ragweed, then maybe the Stevia is having a affect. I sure hope not but will see. Because of all this, i’m having a endoscopy to be on the safe side; however, there are some consistencies here worth noting.
Thanks again,
Frances
I used Stevia in the raw this morning for the first time, in my coffee, and had the same symptoms I had as a young man working in the hay fields,runny nose and watery eyes,( an allergie my Doctor then called hay fever) this lasted untill mid afternoon. I`m going to do the same routine for the next few mornings and see if the same symptoms persists. I will post back and let you know, if you like.
Hi Jimmy!
As I answered to Amber, if you’re allergic to any of the plants from the Asteraceae/Compositae family (which includes, ragweed, chrysanthemums, daisies, etc), you might be allergic to Stevia too. We’ll be glad if you could let us know the results of the ‘routine’ you followed !
I have also had an allergic reaction to the Debittered Stevia – Itchy eye.
So thank you for this incredibly well researched article that answered so many aspects on Stevia.
hey regev some awesome stevia information over there! you forgot one important thing, IS STEVIA PALEO ?
Yes, stevia is definitely paleo (or primal) friendly.
What does that mean?
Hello I am new to stevia, I have brought the powder,Tablet form and sprinkle form to try. I have read the benefits of its uses and look forward to good things. I have read a few of other peoples comments or more there side effects…. Is it a possibility there bad effects are brought on by the fact there body knows the change in product and maybe its a way of elimination of other badness in there body functions ..almost like a oppersite effect. Or is it possible that the plantleaf could be dried instead of fresh. Or maybe steep the fresh leaf first.
Sorry i dont possess to be a now all.. just making an out loud comment.
Hi Robyn,
I’m not sure I understand what you mean by this. If you could you please try and explain a little more, maybe I can help you out.
hi Dr. Aqsa Ghazanfar i am making an research on stevia products because i am a son of a farmer and as you know that Pakistan’s Agriculture is mostly effected because people of here just knows to cultivate wheat,cotton and rice . i want to make change for the control of diabaties patiencs and espically for my family kindly if you disuss it on my email ill would be thanksfull to you i want to start a buisnees where i use my father agri-land to produce stevia and process it towards usefull for people in Pakistan.
ill strongly wating for your reply on my email beacuse may be i dont vist and may in contact with you in future
Email: umair_bohar@ucp.edu.pk
Is stevia alkaline or acidic?? I want it add it to my glasses of water with lemon
also: is stevia acidic when sold along with other ingredients sold in the packets?
I can’t comment on processed products, but natural sweetener stevia is the most alkaline of all sweeteners.
I recently cut sugar out of my diet, along with my husband and daughter. Occasionally, we like to have a sweet, so I bake cookies with stevia or sprinkle xylitol on oatmeal. We use both substances sparingly. The funny thing is… we all feel great. My whole family is more calm, patient and we don’t experience sugar cravings. I never realized how addicted to sugar we were. I think it’s likely that any person who gives up sugar and consumes just a small amount of stevia or xylitol will feel an all over bodily improvement. Conversely, if you were a constant junk food eater and replace sugar with tons of stevia and/or xylitol, you will most likely not be on your way to total health. Moral: be healthy by using common sense!
Words of wisdom, Stacey.
happy to hear that you’re all feeling extremely fine! I’m also sure that a constant junk-food-junkie who’d replace sugar with even high amounts of Stevia will feel much better, even the studies Regev showed didn’t indicate any negative effects of Stevia even in high doses, I have to admit though that michele’s comment made me curious. too bad stevia research is so limited
Glad for you, Stacey…I am doing the same with my family and I urge you and all others to encourage your friends and families to do the same – we all have to eat the correct foods (mostly natural and NOT processed!) and our bodies will respond in kind! – you keep it up, my girl!
I completely agree. I stay away from ALL sugars. I prefer to have fresh food and stay away from ALL pack foods. The only sugar I do take, is from fruit, but only certain fruits and stick to a small amount per day. For example, one banana a day but weekend I have no fruit. I ONLY drink water too.
I cannot stand any sweet taste in any foods. It is like sugar in tea, (this is just an example, as I dislike tea and coffee) but I see it as the majority on this planet seem to enjoy loads of sugar in their tea but a minority only have one sugar in their tea and not enough who even cut tea out altogether.
If nobody gets where I am coming from, the tea is not tea itself but food. I use the tea has an example. Like one who has 8 sugars in tea would be one who loves many, many sweet desserts, this doesn’t mean one who loves sweet desserts and enjoys tea would have 8 sugars in their drink but to ask one who loves junk food to then try healthy foods would be like asking high sugar intake tea drinker to cut down from 8 to say 2.
The FOOD industry is NOT stupid, especially FAST FOOD places. Add sugar and keep them coming back for more. Hot hardwire the world and they make billions. Put prices sky high for healthy food so many cannot afford it, get people sick to the NHS makes money on medication. It’s a vicious horrible cycle and the sooner people realise this the better.
핵심은 설탕을 줄이고 잘하면 사탕을 끊고 이것이 설탕이 건강한지 아닌지에 관한 논쟁을하는 것입니다. 어류가 건강한 지 아닌지, 그리고 어류가 질병을 일으키는 지에 대해 이야기하는 것은 어떻습니까? 단순한!!!
건강에 좋지 않은 음식에 대해 알려진 사실이 있으면 그 사실이 입증되었는지 여부에 관계없이 멀리 떨어져 있어야합니다. 사실 그러한 질병에 대한 링크가 있어도 혼자만의 관심이므로 멀리 가지 마십시오. 단순한!!!
먹이 사슬의 설탕은 무의미합니다. 더 많은 것을 원하기 위해 직접 고정 된 뇌 세포를 먹이는 것은 아무것도 없으며, 이것은 많은 건강 문제를 일으 킵니다. 나는 너무 많은 과일을 먹으면 더 먹고 싶다. 따라서 나는 단지 작은 양만을 고수해야한다. 내가 설탕을 먹지 않을 때 나는 먹을 필요가 거의 없지만 아침, 점심, 저녁밥을 몇 시간 동안 만 요리하고 결코 간식을 먹지 않는다.
하하는 결국
한 가지 더 스테비아에 관한 사실을 좋아했습니다 - 스테비아는 개를 위해 위험합니다?
나는 자일리톨이 개를 위해 유독하다는 것을 알고 있고, 그들을 죽일 수있다. 그리고 나는 나의 집에서 그것을 갖고 싶어하지 않는다. 단지 나의 아이들 중의 1 명은 우리 가족 labrador에 남음을 던지기로 결정한다. stevia 달콤한 추출물은 좋은 자일리톨 대안과 같게 보인다 위험이 없다면
스테비아는 개에게 안전한 것 같아요, 스테비아와 고혈압에 대해 쓴 섹션을보세요. 실제로 스테비오 사이드 200mg / kg의 높은 마취 개를 대상으로 한 연구가있었습니다. 개를 위해 안전 할뿐만 아니라 혈압도 정상화되었습니다.
나는 에너지의 손실로도 집중력을 상실했다. 나는 또한 그것이 쥐에서 발생한 불임에 대해 우려하고있다.
I figure that the “Industry” need to find a side effect that can take the product out of the market if it is not patentable. The studies they perform is in a over consumption level of mass proportion, where talking about giving rats stevia in an amount equivalent to a human consuming several pounds of stevia per day. That is by common sense not good with anything consumed in too large quantities. But the studies made by PhD´s and other scientists does not actually reveal the true quantity given to lab rats.
Hi Brenda!
Stevia is HIGHLY unlikely to cause those symptoms. As far as infertility is concerned, that particular research used extremely highly doses of stevia on a daily basis. No human can consume stevia in that way which is why that study was not conducted properly. Numerous studies done after that one proved that stevia has no such side effects. People from Paraguay and Brazil have been using this plant as a natural sweetener for ages. If it really caused fertility problems, people from those regions would have major problems having kids – which is not the case. In my opinion, it is just a rumor. Of course, any one would be concerned if something has even 1 in a million chance of causing infertility so to be on the safe side, you can use this in small quantities daily – meaning as a sweetener in your tea, coffee, etc or added to some fruits. Whatever you prefer, remember that anything used in excess is harmful.
when researchers give megadoses of anything to lab animals, they give the impression of fast-tracking the effects and the public is fooled BUT if you give mega doses of anything to lab animals, their organs can be overwhelmed causing immediate health issues -why don’t they give mega-doses of zorcor and the likes to lab rats? – we will be shocked at the results!
My question ,i have 4 cups of coffee per day 2 or 3 cups of tea per day ,so were talking 7 packets of stevia a day ,is this over doing it
Thanks
브렌다, 너는 뭔가 다른게있어. 월마트에서 스테비아를 샀어. 너에게 말해 줄게. 스테비아가 아니었다. 나는 그게 뭔지 전혀 몰랐다.하지만 수년간 스테비아를 사용 해왔다. 내 로컬 Walmart에서 일부를 집어 들고 버려야했습니다. 그래서 Swanson을 포장에 넣으십시오. 또는 더 나은 아직 성장할 수있는 것처럼, 당신이 얻을 수있는 최고의 스테비아 감미료입니다.
Stee-vee-a 대신 Steh-vee-a의 적절한 발음을 한 것을 기쁘게 생각합니다. Stee-vee-a 대신 단어의 원래 발음이 아닙니다.
1970 년대의 설탕처럼 순수하고 치명적인 연구와 같은 많은 연구가 있습니다. 아직도 감미료 업계는 설탕, 옥수수 시럽 및 나쁜 인공 감미료로 그 어느 때보다도 강력합니다. 산업과 정치 모두 소비자의 건강이 아니라 돈을 얻는 데 관심이 있습니다.
Ron Green and Honesty you both stated some harsh facts – and unfortunately, I completely agree with both of you. One really has to understand the basics of how things work and where they come from before judging the credibility of what the media, advertisements and big companies tell us. I was shocked to read so many discouraging articles/posts regarding the the use of stevia. In a perfect world, there would be massive campaigns against refined good and the likes but oh well, that’s another discussion.
BUYER BEWARE!!!!! Though many new products are now bragging about the stevia used in them right on the front of the package, unless you check the label closely for each and every one, there is also a good chance you are getting sugar alcohols like Erythritol, known to cause gas and bloating as well as dextrose and matodextrin. Even though “Stevia in the Raw” sounds like it should be a pure and natural form, it’s actually a blend of filler and white (processed) stevia that has little resemblance to the powered plant and is anything but pure, as you will see when you read the ingredients list right on the box.
With so many companies trying to cash in on a new trend, the sad truth is that many are also trying to use products they already have good deals on along side the “new” sweetener and tend to be more concerned about profit margins then what the old additives do to the costumer. Before we blame the plant for bad reactions and other stevia sweetener side effects, it’s best to check what else we may have consumed with it.
I’m using Stevia and am not suffering any side effects I can detect. The statement about the FDA making a comment about the safety, or lack of harm about Stevia, doesn’t make me feel better, given the FDAs record with honesty. More studies are needed by groups not associated with the industries involved.
I don’t think there is any practical danger of stevia really. There have been a few studies that showed a little toxic reaction in rats, but only in such high doses of steviol that it would take us tens of kilograms of leafs a day to reach that point. I need not to tell you what regular sugar would to your body in such doses. from all the studies i read there really is no real stévia danger to be afraid of, unless you’re allergic as regev said
Not only have I NOT experienced and side affects, I actually feel less, considerably less, aches and pains since switching over to stevia from sweet n low and splenda, as suggested to me by someone with much knowledge on this subject. I have RA and the accompanying muscle problems that some RA patients have. This sweetner has helped to lessen the symptoms.
I’m not here to be an ars on Stevia, it actually seems to be a quite good alternative…
But if it ‘reduces pain and aches’ that would rather worry me than make me happy, painkillers generally is bad :D
Victor – I might agree with you on the painkillers if Stevia was causing other neurologic symptoms or if we did not have an understanding of the inflammatory response.
Processed carbs and sugars are well known for their inflammatory effects on the human body. It totally makes sense to me, (and I am a person who experiences chronic musculoskeletal pain) that replacing sugar, saccharine, alcohol sugars or splenda. That is not a narcotic like it effect, it is occurring due to a decrease in inflammation – and is a good thing.
….kinda sounds more like a relation between RA and Sweet N Low and Splenda exacerbating the RA symptoms and eliminating those substances helped, rather than Stevia acting like a pain reliever….but that’s just an off the cuff observation.
Sarah, the Splenda lets off certain toxins in the body, one of which is formaldehyde, which causes pain. Switching from Splenda, Nutrasweet and several others is bound to lessen pain.
사실 포름 알데히드로 방출되는 아스파탐입니다. 아스파탐 (sweet n low)은 또한 알려진 신경독입니다. 그러나 Splenda는 염소와 너무 가깝기 때문에 알레르기 반응을 일으키는 사람은 Splenda를 섭취 할 수 없습니다.
나는 stevia의 팬이지만 추가주의가 필요하다는 것을 덧붙이고 싶습니다. 상황이 인기를 얻으면 (스테비아가 이제 얻음에 따라) 회사는 돈을 절약하거나 관심을 끌기 위해 제품에 지름길이나 "개선"을하기 시작합니다. 가능한 한 가장 자연스러운 형태로 시도해 보는 것은 결코 나쁜 생각이 아닙니다. 식물 재배자들에게 명성. 부작용은 너무 많이 사용하면 완하제 효과가있는 것으로 알려져 있습니다. 그것은 나쁘게 만들지 않으며, 적당히 사용하는 것이 중요합니다. 당신은 그들이 좋은 것을 너무 많이 말하는 것에 대해 안다. :)
실제로, 지난 몇 년 동안 실시 된 연구 결과에 따르면 Sucralose (Splenda)는 원래 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 위험합니다. 또한 Aspartame과 마찬가지로 승인의 프론트 엔드에서 안전성을 입증 할 수있는 유효한 연구가별로 없었습니다. 수크랄로스는 포르말린으로 분해되는 것으로 나타났습니다 (aspartame도 마찬가지 임).
GI 효과를 겪고있는 사람은 구입 한 레이블을 읽어야합니다. 알코올 설탕이 포함되어있는 경우 알코올 설탕은 GI 조난의 원인 일 가능성이 큽니다.
안녕하세요, Sarah,
흥미로운 관찰이며, 아는 한 스테비아의 도입이 아니라 증상을 줄인 것으로 보이는식이 요법에서 스플렌다를 제거한 것입니다. 다른 많은 사람들이 여기에서 언급했듯이, splenda는 염증을 악화시키는 독소와 비슷합니다. 류마티스 관절염은 염증으로 인해 유발 될 수 있습니다. Stevia는 그러한 효과를 일으키지 않으므로 당신이 기분이 나아 졌다고 느끼는 것입니다.
나는 스테비아를 매일 몇 달 동안 사용 해왔다. 나는 꽤 많이 사용하고있다, 나는 스테비아와 함께 차를 하루에 4-5 회 마 십니다. 나는 내 오른쪽 눈에 경련을 일으켰다. 나는 누군가가 이것을 경험하고 있거나 스테비아의 부작용 인 것을 전해 듣고 있는지 궁금합니다. 감사합니다.
A general statistical rule of thumbs to follow is to never mix correlation with causation. Although there is a theoretical possibility that Stevia did cause that eye twitching, there are a lot more components involved and it would be impossible to tell if stevia is the one to blame, without a controlled study. I personally never heard of eye twitching and related issues as potential stevia leaf side effects. It sounds more of a neural symptom of some deficiency. I’d suggest you to go through a blood test for nutrients deficiencies and see if you lack something. This is one of the known symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency, but again – we can’t really guess accurately. I’d personally go through a blood test for nutrient deficiencies and if everything seems to be alright, drop the stevia for a while and see if things improve.
I think anything to do with twitching has to do with a Calcium loss, usually associated with too much sweets in the diet (that kicks the calcium out)… So I would stick with less Stevia & then only WHOLE LEAF powder.
Possible that it will pull some B vitamins as well, B12 included, if used extensively. 1/2 teaspoon per use would be sufficient, I feel.
P.S. Use 1/2 teaspoon of Stevia Green Leaf powder (organic from MountainRoseHerbs, from Eugene OR), per cup or approx. 10-12 oz of filtered water, as in Herbal teas…
Actually, studies conducted in the last few years have indicated that Sucralose (Splenda) is far more dangerous than was originally believed. In addition, there was (as was true with Aspartame) a huge lack of valid research to prove its safety on the front end of its approval. Sucralose has been shown to breakdown to formaldahyde (as does aspartame).
Individuals who are having GI effects should probably read the labels of what they are purchasing. If it also contains alcohol sugars, the alcohol sugars are very likely the cause of the GI distress.
ah haaaa…. I had twitching a lot in the eyes too and so I thought it was the stevia plant which I recently incorporated in my drinks… now I am guessing it must have been all those desserts and sweets I have during the festive….thank you all for the informative information I have read so far….now I can give more care to my stevia plant…
I have been using Stevia for approximately a year and starting getting twitching in my left eye about 2 months ago. I would say that over the past month the twitching is occurring more often. I use a minimal about — about 1/4 teaspoon to each cup of coffee or closer to 1/8?, and I have 2 cups in am and 1 at end of day sometimes. Do you know if there are side effects from using Stevia with herbs or other natural products. I have Mint tea each day and sometimes another cup in evening. Just wondering if it could be something like that …
I would like to know the brand of Stevia you are using. Its my guess that its not stevia but the other additives that the bigger company’s use .Maltotextrin has some side effects as well.I would switch to Organic Liquid Stevia by Natures way. Great product.
Yes had eye twitching, benign paroxysmal vertigo and headaches been on it for 2 years, had all kinds of tests came back negative!
Strange coincidence, but I also have developed twitching in both eyes after using pure stevia for a while. perhaps its one of stevia sweetener dangers not yet discovered?
Sorry couldn’t help letting you know that a while back I suddenly developed eye twitches -but I had never had Stevia
To Gingerke@yahoo.com
I have been searching all over Google about this too.
I have also been experiencing eye-twitching of my right upper eyelid for about 5 months, everyday. After experimenting with my Stevia usage, I notice that everytime I eliminate it from my diet, the twitching stops. Coincidence? I think not.
I have weaned myself of Stevia completely now and no longer experience eye-twitching.
Research NEEDS to be done on this!!!
Can’t believe it! I’ve had my left eye twitching for a year now. Was getting very worried but it ties in exactly since I switched to using stevia.
:S
hmm Regev really appreciate it if u plz dig into this (eye twitching being one of stevia extract side effects) deeper and update here for your findings. Id like to try stevia but it makes me a little worried
gingerke, your eye twiching could be a sign of dehydration…tea is known for that.
Don’t drink tea, i drink lots of water and still had eye twitching
Hello, I read your post about eye twitching due to Stevia use. I have used Stevia for a few years now, and on about 3 occasions including now I have had twitching usually in my left eye. I am currently experiencing it again.
I assumed it was from drinking espresso drinks daily and sometimes becoming depleted of potassium and other minerals. However, when this problem first occurred I suspected the Stevia cut back on use. The twitching went away, but has come back now. I will try that again now, and attempt to distinguish between the 2 possible causes.
Another possible reason for the recurrence might be due to taking the combination of espresso and Stevia on an empty stomach, for the last month. The difficulty in narrowing down the cause is that the eye twitching can be caused by both caffeine and apparently Stevia consumption. (I use 2 to 4 packets daily)
I determined that the eye lid twitch I was having was definitely caused by the stevia product I was using. This is unfortunate, because NuNaturals had the best tasting blend I have ever used. It has other ingredients;Malodextrin and “other natural flavors”. I will try the pure form and see it that works. In the mean time I am using Erythritol.
Stevia in the Raw has as its first ingredients Maltodextrin! For myself, the maltodextrin has caused me continual stomach cramps, weight gain & bloating. I appreciate your web-site here so that I could also find an email from Coz, having the same discovery of the primary ingredient of MALTODEXTRIN in this “Stevia product” as it PRODUCES DEBILITATING SIDE EFFECTS. I will use a pure ORGANIC STEVIA from now on. thanks so much for your care of our health & the planet.
After reading the comment from gingerke@yahoo.com and all the others who posted in reply to that regarding stevia as the possible cause of eye twitching, here’s what I have to say:
Stevia has NOT been proven to cause any such side effect. Medically, eye twitching is something that is not a particular symptom on its own and is said to be idiopathic (something whose cause isn’t known) and something that does not require treatment. Many people experience it time and again but it carries literally no medical significance when it occurs alone. If there is accompanying pain, problems with vision, etc or symptoms in other part of the body, you need to consult your doctor. Twitching of any group of muscles can be due to a derangement in your calcium levels (as one of our readers has pointed out) but eye twitching alone would be the least likely presentation of such an issue. To sum up, if you have other issues along with eye twitching or if this symptom alone is causing you problems, visit your doctor as soon as possible. Theoretically speaking, research could be done on the relationship between stevia and eye twitching but this symptoms carries little or no medical significance which is why no one would really be interested in conducting that sort of study. Again, its highly unlikely for the stevia to cause that twitching and other causes need to be looked into.
Also, for any one who is experiencing eye spasms, any of the following could be the possible cause (however, there isn’t much proof regarding these causes as the actual reasons behind the intermittent eye-spasms since not everyone who experiences these problems gets eye spasms) :
-Stress,
-Dry eyes,
-Sleep disturbances,
-Alcohol intake,
-Caffeine intake,
-Bright Lights,
-Fatigue.
Hope this helps guys!
Thanks for a very informative & well researched article.
One thing you missed off the list above as a possible cause of eye tics or twitches & which nobody else seems to have mentioned is magnesium deficiency.
Magnesium is needed for muscle relaxation & whIle a deficiency of magnesium is not the only cause of tics & muscle spasms, is one of the most common causes.
I can’t think of any reason stevia would cause eye tics but in someone who has borderline magnesium levels small stresses will cause an out-flux of magnesium from the cells where it belongs. Drinking strong or even normal strength coffee will do this since it stimulates release of stress hormones. Stress causes a loss of magnesium, zinc & potassium especially in the urine.
I would be curious to know if those people getting these tics with stevia actually started drinking more coffee when they started using stevia?
I used to experience eye tics frequently for many years but since stopping coffee years ago and taking magnesium regularly I rarely get eye tics these days. They only occur if I have not been taking as much magnesium as usual.
I would be interested in feedback from those who complained of tics with stevia about whether they increased their coffee consumption at the same time. .
Thanks.
In addition, other electrolyes could result in eyelid twitching. I will again suggest that the affected readers read the label and make certain they are only getting stevia and no other chemicals and also that if they think it is possibly the cause, then remove it from their diet and see what happens. If the twitching stops then they may want to quit using the Stevia.
Over the years I have come to realize any artificial sweetener causes my eyes to twitch. I have gone off and on using sugar alone then go back to using sweeteners and each time the twitching returned. I had hope with Stevia as I read it be produced from the plant, but yet again my eyes have begun to twitch. So in my opinion, for whatever the reason twitching is directly connected with the sweeteners. The twitching always stops when I start using sugar again, but I hate to use sugar since it has caused me to gain so much weight over the years. I guess I will pick twitching over weight gain from now. So far I enjoy Stevia the most.
Has anyone used Stevia during pregnancy and breastfeeding time? I’m thinking of buying ‘Stevia in the raw’ as a substitute for sugar but there is a lack of information when it comes to Stevia and breastfeeding. More research needed I guess. /:
I don’t have any research for you, but as a nursing mother I am trying to be more aware of what I eat. Due to the many negatives of consuming sugar and even more problems related to artificial sweeteners, I thought I would try stevia as well. I do have a word of caution if you decide to try it – be careful to READ THE INGREDIENTS when purchasing any and all products. I recently bought “Stevia in the Raw” and later found that it actually contained two ingredients, the first being maltodextrin followed by stevia extract. I haven’t yet been back to the store to see what else is available. I will definitely remember to check the ingredients next time, even when the front of the packaging says 100% natural (obviously not the same thing as 100% stevia, but I was shopping with my 2 boys, both under the age of 2 so I guess I got distracted). Another natural sugar alternative you can consider is agave nectar, which is kinder to the body than sugar, but it does still contain calories.
Valuable points. Titles and labels can be misleading, and often are. ‘Natural’ is a common trap. Even Cyanide is natural.
I noticed the same thing when 1st looking into using Stevia. The one I settled on was 100% Pure Stevia extract found at Trader’s Joe in a small seasoning container. It was the only Stevia product I found that only listed Stevia as an ingriedient. So far the only side effect I have had is a loss of 20 pounds, but I believe it plausable that individuals can have allergies to it just like anything else. I would advise anyone experiencing any negative effects to be seen by a doctor and have bloodwork done. I also use very little amounts of Stevia per day. Just today a friend was trying to tell me about the negative effects of Stevia based on a study of a daily consumption of 1500mg per day. I laughed because anyone who has tried Stevia knows you cannot consume that much unless your tolerance to sweetness is rediculously high and even then I’d have my doubts. I was looking for this study when I ran across this article. On the issue of eye twitching, I would seriously get checked out in every way before making possible false statements. When I had eyeproblems many years ago, before ever trying Stevia, my 1st action was an appointment with an eye doctor. Just saying.
"지금까지 내가 가진 유일한 부작용은 20 파운드의 손실"입니다. :)
안녕하세요, 전 간호 엄마입니다. 나는 단지 설탕을 많이 먹지 않는다고 나누고 싶었다. 그러나 설탕이 많은 사회적 상황으로 인해 설탕을 많이 먹을 때 우유와 케이크를 생일 축하합니다. 우유 생산이 중단됩니다. 지난 3 주 동안 3 번 생일을 맞았습니다. 몇 시간 동안 간호를하지 않은 후에 아침에 충혈되지 않기 때문에 우유를 덜 먹었다 고 말할 수있을 때마다 말했습니다.
안녕, 도나!
임신과 모유 수유 중 스테비아의 사용에 관한 충분한 연구가 없습니다. 그것은 무해한 것으로 간주되지만, 임신이나 모유 수유를하고있는 동안에는 사용하지 말라고 조언합니다. 태아 수준에서 일어나는 일은 훨씬 복잡하고 많은 물질이 있습니다. 우리에게 무해한 것은 성장하는 태아와 아기의 많은 부분을 손상시킬 수 있습니다. Stevia가 임신과 모유 수유 중에 안전하게 사용될 수있을 때까지 도움이되는 연구가 진행될 때까지 기다리는 것이 좋습니다.
안녕 Aqsa,
스테비아 사용에 대한 귀하의 사려 깊은 의견을 많이 주셔서 감사합니다. 임신 도중 스테비아 사용에 대해 조금 이야기하고 싶었습니다. 주어진
i) the absence of any empirical evidence in the lab that stevia can hurt mother and baby (this post makes it clear that Kuc’s study is noninformative)
ii) Based on the above I would expect that the Guarani population of Brazil and Paraguay has been using stevia during pregnancy for centuries, so in fact we do have some empirical evidence that stevia is safe during pregnancy
iii) the ample empirical evidence that stevia may have many benefits for the mother’s health
iv) from a purely theoretical side, the absence of any compelling reason why we should a priori worry about stevia use during pregnancy
–> given all this my guess is that it s actually advisable to use stevia during pregnancy, in reasonable amounts of course. The logic of saying “we are not 100% sure so we should refrain from using it” strikes me as being a little bit wrong-headed; imagine if we applied the logic consistently for all food items for which there is some uncertainty…
I have 2 children and I’m 22 weeks pregnant, I used stevia for my 3 pregnancies and during pregnancies. If you have any information regarding some potential risks associated with stevia use that I might have overlooked, or/and if you disagree with any of my foregoing points i)-iv), it would be great if you could share your insights with me, thanks so much in advance :-)
In health,
Lemurette
"Stevia in the Raw"가 나쁘지 않습니까? 나는 그것이 스테비아 추출물과 덱 스트로스 (bulking agent)를 함유하고 있다고 생각했다.
덱 스트로스는 설탕입니다.
나는 지난 며칠 동안 스테비아를 사용하여 봤다. 나는 첫날부터 설사를 앓았다. 위통이나 메스꺼움이 없으며 단지 설사뿐입니다. 당신은 이것에 대해 들어 본 적이 있으며 진정 될 것입니다. 설탕 대신에 사용하고 싶습니다. 시간 내 줘서 고마워
나는 diarreah를 일으키는 것을 결코 듣지 않았다. 그러나 stevia를 모두 털기로 결정하더라도 다른 옵션이 있습니다. 설탕은 무엇이든 상관없이 나가야합니다.
스테비아는 원인입니다 ... 나는 그것을 사용했고 같은 효과를 보았습니다 : 설사. 그리고 예, 나는 그것이 그 것이란 것을 압니다. 내가 그것을 처음 사용할 때도 똑같은 일이 일어났습니다. 그 후 잠시 사용하지 않았습니다. 그 다음 약 1 달 후에 다시 그것을 사용하기로 결정했고, 놀람. .. 나는 설사를 다시 탔다! 그러나 더 많이 사용했기 때문에 나는 또한 부풀어 오르고 설사는 더욱 나 빠졌다. 그것이 모든 사람에게 일어날 것이라는 의미는 아니지만, 부작용이 스테비아에 의해 야기되었다는 것을 부인하는 것은 고의로 당신의 마음을 닫는 것입니다. 그것은 많은 사람들에게 여전히 좋은 제품입니다. 나는 평범한 블랙 커피를 마시는 법을 배웠 으면 좋겠다. 듣기 주셔서 감사합니다.
나는 스테비아가 또한 변비를 일으키는 지 궁금합니다.
Hey Irene,
Fortunately, Stevia is not known to cause constipation. Other possible side effects include diarrhea, nausea, bloating, etc. However, these are pretty rare and most people don’t generally experience any side effects.
Has anyone experienced weight gain from using Stevia? When ever I add any products that contain Stevia to my diet, or use the product itself I gain weight. Remove it and weight loss returns.
Hi Jacs!
Yes, diarrhea is one of the uncommon side effects of stevia (and it occurs in very few individuals) but it usually disappears when you keep using Stevia. If it doesn’t, there might be another cause (infections, mal-absorption disorders, etc). In addition to that, I completely agree with what Regev has said in the article itself regarding the use of refined sugars (try to avoid it as much as possible). Hope this helps!
I’m planning to start on Stevia, as recommended by my cousin. After reading ur article and following comments, I M little scared though. I M suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency, M advised to lose some weight. Is it really ok to make the switch?? I M from India, R there any particular brands to look out for?
Yet another “testimonial” for Stevia. I’m an octogenarian who had several years ago developed Type II diabetes. By means of a plant-based diet (hate to classify myself with some “ism”), I have brought the tell-tale signs and symptoms back to normalcy. I have used Stevia for the past four years without so much as a hint of blood sugar imbalance. Also, and this is purely anecdotal, by switching from “normal” sugars to Stevia my Candida has disappeared. Since I live in South America, I am able to grow my own organic plants …. thus saving money and insuring the purity.
This site is awsome! Such a wide variety of well written, informative health articles, and great feedback too!
방금 스테비아를 사용하기 시작했고 이전에했던 에너지와 집중력이 없었습니다. 또한, 나의 20 y / o 딸은 우리가 온라인에서 발견 한 불임 문제에 대해 우려하고 있습니다. 스테비아 (Stevia) 덕분에 에너지와 집중력이 부족할 수 있습니까? 나는 그걸 다른 것으로 추적 할 수 없다.
설탕은 초기 포도당 스파이크가 마모 된 후에 실제로 초점과 에너지가 부족한 주요 요인으로 알려져 있습니다. 스테비아로 전환하기 전에 이전에 사용한 것과 같은 양의 칼로리를 소비합니까? 나는 일반적으로 열량 계산의 팬이 아니지만 스테비아로 이동 한 이후 전반적인 에너지 섭취량이 감소했는지를 판단하는 데 도움이되는 신뢰할 수있는 지표가 될 수 있습니다. 좋은 지방을 충분히 섭취합니까? 나는이 사이트에서 종종 권장하는 식습관 아래에서 신체가 뚱뚱한 괴물이되어 에너지 소비를 위해 주로 지방에 의존하고 하루 동안 안정된 에너지로 당신에게 연료를 공급해야합니다. 포도당 중독을 중단하고 몸에 좋은 지방을 채우면 에너지 스윙을하지 않아도됩니다.
피로와 근육통은 스테비아 출신이 아닐 것입니다. 나는 아직도 그것을 사용하고 있으며 괜찮아 보인다.
나는 또한 스테비아 혜택을 누리고 부작용은 지금까지 아무런 문제가없는 것 같다.
if you are also not consuming other nutritious carbs, the glucose lowering effect could possibly cause this if you are consuming large quantities of stevia. while helpful to a diabetic by assisting with the glucose lowering effect, excessive use could cause all the symptoms of hypoglycemia if you consume large quantities while cutting out all other carbs. because of the this helpful (if used carefully) side effect, more care& attention should be paid to diet if you have ever had blood sugar issues. Still, with care, it can be quite helpful. The first time I used it, I did not realize how VERY sweet it was an over sweetened a cup of coffee. I had not eaten that day due to fasting for a dr visit and immediately after the visit, got a cup of coffee that I STRONGLY OVER sweetened with Stevia. I experienced, a strong blood sugar drop with symptoms such as headache, vision disturbance and nausea. Eating a small snack made it go away once I realized what the issue was. Stevia can be very helpful but if you have insulin sensitivity issues, one should still be careful to maintain a proper diet and snacks. This cannot be blamed on Stevia but rather our lack of information of this unique product.
Can Stevia cause G.I. problems? I’m wondering if Stevia can be used as a sweetener for an elderly person who suffers from chronic diarrhea. I’ve been trying to find out if diarrhea can result from the use of Stevia like it can from artificial sweeteners. Thanks, Patty.
I don’t see any potential negative health effects with Stevia in regards to diarrhea. MayoClinic lists “fructose, sorbitol and manitol as potential diarrhea triggers”, but does not include Stevia in their list, although it might be because of lack of research. Anyway, I’d put a close eye on my diet if I were you, it’s easy to avoid diarrhea and other chronic conditions once you fix your overall diet. Try to eliminate dairy products as well and see how it works.
You might also try eliminating gluten from your diet for about 2 or 3 weeks to see if your diarrhea symptoms disappear. I had irritable bowel syndrome with some parts of the diarrhea symptoms going away when I eliminated lactose from my diet. Then I had a gastric bypass and the diarrhea symptoms worsened and I controlled them with about 1/2 a scoop of Questran powder daily taken with herbal tea. I started to have other gastrointestinal problems including a scary weight gain pattern so I went back to my gastroenterologist again. He recommended I go gluten free for 2 or 3 weeks and see if symptoms improved.
Wow! What a difference! I am not happy to be diagnosed with celiac disease, but I am very glad to have an explanation for my problems and a proactive way to combat the effects! Within 3 days my restless leg syndrome disappeared (and only returns when I accidently ingest gluten – wheat, rye, or barley products or foods contaminated by them). The same goes for my Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
If after 2 or 3 weeks if you see no improvement then go back to your doctor for more guidance. If you do find substantial relief go back to your doctor anyway and ask for more guidance and verification of the problem and help from a nutritionist to help you deal with the changes in your life. Since similar symptoms/relief can be felt if you have wheat sensitivity or allergies rather than celiac disease which is an actual autoimmune disorder and causes long term intestinal malabsorption, your doctor’s input/guidance is critical to your long term health. Approximately one in 133 people have celiac disease according to studies and for those people being gluten free is NOT a lifestyle trend or choice!
By the way, the 2 or 3 weeks of home testing just means you bypass (in a healthy way) losing the waiting time while you get an appointment with your doctor and have expensive, possibly unneeded tests done if the elimination of gluten wouldn’t help your problems. A shortcut that could possibly allow your doctor to help you faster in other directions if needed. Not likely to hurt you, could definitely help you.
다이애나, 나는 체강 질병에 대한 검사를 받기 전에 글루텐을 제거하지 않는 것이 좋을 것입니다. 나는 엄격한 글루텐없는식이 요법을 따르기는하지만 때때로 다리가없는 다리 증후군이 있습니다.
어쨌든 나는 stevia를 시도해보고 싶어합니다. 단지 담석이있는 사람들에게 권장되는 것으로 읽었으며 과체중이나 당뇨병이 아니지만 설탕을 너무 많이 사용합니다.
찾을 수있는 유용한 페이지였습니다.
감사!!
스테비아 제품의 성분을 자세히 읽으십시오 - "ol"로 끝나는 화학 물질이 있습니까? 알코올 인 경우가 많습니다. 설탕 알콜은 설사를 일으키는 것으로 유명합니다. 예 : - Truvia는 설탕 알코올을 포함합니다.
노인 어머니가 설사했을 때 우리는 충분한식이 섬유가되도록식이 요법을 일괄 적으로하도록 권고 받았습니다. 내가
psyllium 껍질 (가루가 아닌)에 대해 알았 더라면 그녀의 문제를 쉽게 해결했을 것입니다. 적어도 매일 300ml 쥬스 나 물을 비어있는 뱃속에서 마셔야합니다. 그것은 젤리처럼 팽창하고 설사를 진정시키고 변비로 변을 부드럽게하는 것처럼 가볍습니다. 짐바브웨에서는 수입 된 건강 식품으로 비싸지 만 인디언 샵에서는 정말 싸다. 왜 구글을 시험해보고 그것을 시험해보고 싶은지보십시오. 이것으로 행운을 빌어 요.
나는 어제 처음으로 스테비아 1 패킷을 사용했고 그날 나머지는 내 장을 완전히 닦아 냈습니다. 일치??? 나는 그것을 잠시 동안 다시 시험해보고 싶지 않습니다. 아무에게도 이것에 대한 정보가 있습니까 ??
수년 동안 나는 Rx 약물이었고 문서화되지 않은 부작용이있었습니다. 의사와 제조사는 제가 복용했던 약이 아니라고 말했습니다. 몇 년 후이 약 중 하나의 부작용을 읽고 내가 경험 한 부작용이 부작용 목록에있었습니다. 이제는 한 번에 한 가지만 시도해 봅니다. 내가 이상한 증상이 있다면 증상이 사라지면 내가 복용하는 것을 멈추게됩니다. 내 몸이 그것을 위해 좋거나 나쁨에 대한 지식을 신뢰합니다. 약물을 중단하고 대안을 요청하면 항상 의사에게 알립니다. 스테비아를 여러 번 시도하고 느슨한 발판을 경험합니다. 그것을 사용하는 것을 끝내기에 충분하지 않은 문제, 이번에 나는 amt의 절반을 사용하고 그것에 푸른 파란 용설을 추가한다. 이 방법으로 나는 여전히 내 칼로리 섭취량을 줄이고 과자에 대한 나의 욕구를 만족시키고 있습니다.
안녕 메리!
약물의 가능한 부작용 목록에 새로 추가 된 내용에 대해 진술 한 내용은 사실입니다. 과학은 계속해서 성장하고 시장에 도입 된 신약의 목록도 성장하고 있습니다. 대부분의 경우, 부작용, 상호 작용 등은 마약 판매를 허가하기 전에 조사됩니다 (또는 적어도 그것이 우리에게 말한 것입니다). 물건들이 계속 올라오고 있습니다 - 때로는 이것들이 우리의 이전 신념들에 추가되고 때로는 오래된 것들이 틀렸다는 것을 증명하는 새로운 이론들도 있습니다.
그 정보를 우리와 공유해 주셔서 감사합니다. 설사 나 느슨한 변은 스테비아의 부작용이지만 당신이 말했듯이, 누군가가 그것을 사용하는 것을 멈출만큼 나쁘지는 않습니다.
안녕하세요 앤!
당신이 경험 한 것은 우연이 아니었지만, 스테비아의 부작용 중 하나입니다 (흔하지는 않지만). 대부분의 사람들은 그런 부작용을 경험하지 않으며, 그들이 할 때, 그들은 시간이지나면서 사라지는 경향이 있습니다. 몸이 익숙해 질 때까지 소량 복용하십시오. 설사가 지속되면 의사를 방문해야하는 다른 기본적인 상태가있을 수도 있습니다 (그 가능성은 적지 만 안전 측면에 있다는 것을 항상 알고있는 것이 좋습니다).
그 성격의 설사는 알코올 설탕이 유도 된 것처럼 들립니다. 라벨을 읽으십시오. 알코올이 들어 있으면 알코올이 그 영향을 미칠 수 있습니다.
식물 기반의 주스 금식으로 경험 한 것에서 집중력 결핍, 집중력 결핍, 스테 울리 아 (stevia)로 시작했을 때보 다 심각한 설탕 철수와 같은 소리가 더 강하게 나타납니다. 그렇다면 극단적 인 일에는 보통 어떤 인과 관계가 있습니다. 새로운 연구에 따르면 평균적인 미국인은 1 일당 1/2 파운드의 설탕을 소비합니다. 모든 많은 영리하게 숨겨진 형태. 그것은 우리 중 대부분이 훨씬 더 많이 소비한다는 것을 의미합니까? 심각한 중독에서 벗어나면 부작용이 생길 수 있습니다. 그리고 아마 모든 형태의 시스템에서 완전히 벗어날 때까지 오랜 시간 동안. 이 사람들이 새로운 수준의 탄수화물 섭취 나 다른 음식 섭취를 갈구 할 수 있었는지, 갑자기 설탕을 채우기 위해 무언가를 찾는다. 그렇다면이 다이어트 아이템의 새로운 차원은 어떤 증상입니까?
추신 : 나는 의사가 아니지만 다른 관련없는 과학 분야에서 명예 박사 학위를 소지하고있다 ... 나는 단지 건강을 유지하려고 노력하는 사람 일 뿐이다 ... 그러나 나는 디자인 변화로 인한 다양한 원인과 결과를 연구하는 수년 간의 연구에서 알고있다. 그 명백한 증상은 종종 추가되었을 수도있는 것과 같이 제거되었을 수있는 결과 일 수 있습니다.
그것은 소위 "스테비아 식물 부작용"의 많음이 설탕 금단 증상 인 것처럼 보입니다. 탁월한 관찰, David, 당신의 요점은 금입니다.
I have to say I have used Stevia for 4+ years now and just recently wondered if any of the problems I have been having were related to Stevia. A short search on the internet and I found out 90% of them can be traced to a side effect of Stevia. Migraines – dizziness – heart palpitations – throat problems – I have all of these. Today I stopped using Stevia and already no more heart palpitations, having to clear my throat is MUCH less, my dizziness/vertigo is still there but not as pronounced. I have been told by a specialist that I had Migraine Associated Vertigo. I have been told I am allergic to ragweed – up until yesterday I did not know Stevia was of the ragweed family. I have been using 100% Stevia as yes I am aware that there are “Stevia” products out there cut with other sugars. For me using Stevia – which I thought was healthy has been anything but. I guess the message is be careful anything you try new and pay attention to your body changes – which may not occur at first but come up sometime later.
1 잔의 커피에 스테비아 1 팩을 가지고있었습니다. 그것은 설탕 철수로 구성되어서는 안됩니다. 이 결과를 초래할 수있는 커피는 없었습니다. 다른 누구도이 일이 그들에게 일어 났습니까 ?????
안녕하세요, 앤!
나는 그게 무슨 뜻인지 잘 모르겠다. 평상시 사용하는 정제 된 설탕 등의 사용을 중단하고 스테비아로 전환 한 후에 설탕 금단 증상을 경험한다는 것을 의미한다면 설탕 철수가 발생할 수 있습니다. 그러나, 당신이 stevia의 패킷을 사용한 후에 이러한 증상을 경험했다는 것을 암시한다면, 그것은 실제로 가능하지 않습니다. 나는 당신이 의미 한 바를 정확히 말해 줄 수 있다면 더 자세하게 당신을 도울 수있을 것입니다. 감사
stevia를 1 년 넘게 사용했습니다. 나는 부정적인 반응을 경험하지 못했다. 나는 이제 내 자신을 키우고 (그렇게하기 쉽다), 모든 것에 설탕처럼 사용한다. 나의 남편은 여전히 그의 커피에 가루 스테비아를 사용하고 때로는 스플렌다 (나에 의해 승인되지 않음)를 사용합니다. Stevia, Agave ang Honey는 우리 집에서 유일한 감미료입니다.
안녕하세요, 나는 Stevia를 사용하며 동료는 Organic Blue Agave를 사용합니다. 그들은 블루 아가베가 가장 안전하고 안전한 설탕 대신 스테비아 대신 사용해야한다고 말했습니다. 나는 둘 다에 대한 리뷰를 얻기 위해 주위를 항해 중이었습니다. 귀하의 정보는 솔직하게 보이지만 블루 아가베에서 아무 것도 찾을 수 없었습니다 ... 들어 본 적이 있습니까?
I’ve talked to someone I know been using Blue Agave for a while and he says it’s sort of like Stevia (no glycemic-index, super-sweet) but has no strange after-taste (which many people don’t notice, so I guess it’s personal taste).
One thing I noticed at the store yesterday is that unlike Stevia, Blue Agave does have calories, carbs & sugars where as Stevia that I use shows none of these on the label. I guess I’m concerned about side effects of either since Stevia “seems” better for you. Thanks!
저는 스테비아에 대한 연구를 거의하지 않았으며 스테비아가 실제로 부작용을 일으킨다는 강력한 증거는 없습니다. 스테비아가 자연적인 약초임을 고려하면, 티는 다른 설탕 대체제보다 부작용이 적습니다. 우리가 스테비아의 비판자를 믿기 전에, 우리는 그들이 포함하고있는 부작용이 실제로 스테비아의 결과가 아니라 그 사람 자체에 존재하는 다른 요인들에 기인 한 것임을 주목해야합니다.
나는 스테비아를 1 년 넘게 사용 해왔다. 아침에는 낮에는 여러개의 차를 마시고 아침에는 커피 2 잔을 마시기 때문에 많이 사용합니다. 나는 지금 내가 집중력으로 고투하고 의견을 읽을 때까지 절대로 연결을하지 않는다는 것을 알았다. 나는 화학 물질로 1 주일간 돌아가서 차이가 있는지 알아볼 것입니다. 이 대화 상자가 도움이되었습니다.
나도 오른쪽 눈이 트 위치지만 스트레스를 받았다. 나는 그것이 많다. 나는 스테비아가 나의 결장을 정화하는 경우에 그것을, 그러나 아아, 그렇지 않으면 사랑할 것입니다. 스테비아의 단맛, 건강 식품 상점의 파우더 또는 내가 온라인으로 구입할 수있는 것이 식료품 가게에서 구입할 수있는 것보다 더 달콤합니다. 심지어 일관성도 다릅니다. 나는 아직도 많은 설탕을 섭취하고 그것을 중독이라고 생각한다.
내가 그날 설탕을 먹는 것을 멈 추었을 때, 감미로운 차, 커피 등의 새로운 맛에 적응하기에는 너무 오랜 시간이 걸리지 않았습니다. Stevia가 유일한 옵션이 아니에요, Agave에 대한 좋은 점들을 읽었습니다.
I believe I have been experiencing stevia side effects for months. I’ve been nauseous, dizzy, have headaches and bloated and tired. I switched from raw sugar to stevia in everything at least once a day and have been feeling downright awful.
Hi Louise!
?I’m sorry to hear about your condition..I hope you’re feeling better now. Stevia does, on rare occasions, produce those side effects. Taking too much of it suddenly can be the cause. It’s definitely better than the artificial sweeteners available these days so if you want to continue using it, try increasing it gradually (for example increase your intake by 1 packet weekly or fortnightly, whichever suits your better). That will give your body some time to get used to it. If you’ve been using refined sugars and are a big fan of desserts and the likes, it will take your body a while to get used to the natural stuff. However, it will get used to it eventually if you add these new ‘alternatives’ slowly. Hope this helps.
Not only eye twitches but since using stevia: severe edema of legs,shortness of breath,severe muscle aches, insomnia to name a few symptoms. No change in diet,meds,or activities,etc. Only used it for abt. 2 mo.,but have stopped it. Cant say 4 sure,but I’m just sayin’. Also pain; stiffness in fingers;?nasal congestion(least of prob!). Anyone else w/these symptoms?
Yes after using it again after not using it for months, I’m feeling the same symptoms….muscle aches and stiffness in various parts of my body. It happened the first time I used it and unfortunately it’s happening again. What a bummer!
Yes I have nasal congestion, heart palpitations, bloating, nausea, severe dizziness, shortness of breath, muscle aches, am very tired and have back pain. I drink Sweet Pumpkin Celestial Seasoning tea which has Stevia in it. When the store ran out of the seasonal supply I felt better. It took time but eventually everything went away.
Yes, stiffness and insomnia. Not severe insomnia, like drinking a cup of coffee before going to bed, but definitely disturbed sleep. Also, I had not yet connected the sore, achy muscles to the stevia, but that’s got to be it. I’m going to revert to “Pure” flavor packets in water, and then adding a little sugar when I need sweetness.
I’ve been using Stevia for at least six months.I’ve also been sufferieng from constipation lately, and I wonder if Stevia could be a side effect.
Hi Irene,
Like I said earlier, Stevia does not produce constipation. It does, however, produce nausea, bloating, diarrhea, etc on rare occasions but these side effects disappear over time.
I have been using stevia in my tea for well over 2 years as here in the south, we like our tea sweet. I seem to develop a stiff neck when using stevia and wondered if there was a connection. There have been times that I cut back on stevia & the neck problems seem to subside as well. Didn’t know if anyone else has the same sort of problem.
안녕, 수잔!
다행스럽게도 스테비아는 목의 경직이나 신경 학적 및 / 또는 근육질 문제와 관련이 없습니다. 즉, 당신이 진짜 stevia를 복용하는 경우입니다. stevia 이외에 다른 재료를 가지고있는 많은 가짜 감미료가 있으므로 실제 물건을 가져와야합니다. 당신이 그것을 가지고있는 한, 당신은 그런 부작용을 얻지 않을 것이라는 점을 안심하십시오. 문제가 지속되면 유해한 첨가물이있을 수 있으므로 사용하지 마십시오. 대체 브랜드를 사용해보십시오. 원한다면 자신의 정원에서 성장시킬 수도 있습니다. 내가 너를 도울 수있는 다른 것이 있으면 알려줘.
그냥 사이트를 발견하고 정말로 철저히 감사드립니다.
나는 최근에 혈액 검사를 마쳤으며 검사 결과 스테비아 (및 유제품 및 밀 / 밀가루 / 글루텐)에 알레르기가 있습니다. 나는 인공 감미료로 돌아가고 싶지 않다. 당신은 무엇을 권하고 싶습니다. 나는 당신의 위치를 평가한다, 아주 유익하다.
하이 트레이시!
그 점은 유감입니다. 인공 감미료를 사용하고 싶지 않은 것이 좋습니다. '용설란 과즙 (agave nectar)'에 대해서는 과대 광고가있었습니다. 혈당 지수가 낮다는 것을 알 수 있습니다. 스테비아 또는 천연 감미료에 대한 진정한 대안이 아닙니다. 간단히 말해서, 그것은 과당 시럽 일 뿐이며 과당은 식욕, 체중 증가 등의 조절에 관여하는 호르몬 인 leptin 수치를 엉망으로 만들기 때문에 몸에 좋지 않습니다. 따라서 체중이 증가합니다. 그래서 내 대답은 stevia에 대한 대안이 없다는 것입니다. 사람들은 용설란을 제안하지만 그것은 설탕, 꿀 등보다 건강하지 않습니다. 잠시 동안 무설탕 재료를 사용해보십시오. 결국 그것은 우리 몸에 가장 좋습니다. 당신이 과일 등을 먹고있는 한 그것은 모두 좋습니다. 하지만 가능한 한 인공 / 세련된 물건을 멀리하려고 노력하십시오.
I have used Stevia for over a year and have noticed no side effects until this summer. My usage has increased with iced tea consumption this summer, and I am now wondering if the increase has led to the diarhea and nausea I’ve been experiencing recently. I thought it was medication, but have stopped the suspected offender only to find no change in the symptoms. I may need to cut out stevia for a time and see if that helps. I really hope it’s something else…
Hi Debbi !
Unfortunately, Stevia is the most likely cause of your symptoms. However, you can get rid of these symptoms if you increase the daily intake of stevia slowly. That way, your symptoms will improve over time and you’ll be able to keep using stevia.
스테비아를 처음으로 사용했습니다. 유기 마그네슘 보충 교재로 섞이고 나가 모든 인공적인 감미료에 가지고있는 반응이 있었다. 나는 두통, 부비강 압박, 약간 혀가 부어 오르고, "퍼지"두뇌와 식욕이 없습니다.
아주 이상한.
너무 나쁘다 ... 나는 그것을 좋아하고 싶었다.
나는 1991 년 이후로 나는 설탕에서 벗어나지 않을 것이다.
안녕하세요 소피,
Stevia가 인공 감미료를 전혀 좋아하지 않기 때문에 다소 어리 석습니다. 당신이 시도한 것은 실제 스테비아가 아니었을 가능성이 매우 높습니다. 아마도 다른 감미료가 섞인 형태 였을 것입니다. 당신이 기술 한 증상은 알레르기를 가리키며 스테비아는 인공 감미료가 아니기 때문에 (식물에서 유래 된 것입니다. 자연 스럽습니다), 인공 감미료로 경험할 수있는 것과 동일한 반응을 보이는 것은 불가능합니다.
설탕에 대한 안전한 대안을 찾고 있기 때문에 나는 모든 게시물을 읽었다 고 말하고 싶습니다. 연구에서 발견 한 중증의 지속적인 구강 아구창이식이 요법에서 특히 설탕을 먹는 진행중인 칸디다 균 감염 때문입니다. 캔디다가 더 이상 설탕과 그 영향을받지 않을 때 설탕이 멈추었을 때 발견 된 부작용에 대한 의견과 캔디다에 연결될 수있는 것처럼 자연스러운 스테비아 사운드로 대체되었습니다. 당신이 칸디다 균 감염에 대한 먹이 섭취를 멈추었을 때 오레가노 기름과 프리 / 프로바이오틱스와 같은 천연 항진균제로 치유하지 않습니다. 나는 IB라는 진단을받은 사람들을 괴롭혔다. S (장기간 칸디다 균의 과증식으로 인해 생길 수 있다고 생각되는 또 다른 상태)와 치료를 처음 사용했을 때 내 창자의 반응은 심하지 만 인내심과 진정한 프로바이오틱스를 가졌습니다 운송 중에 나는 훨씬 더 잘 대처했다. 나는 설탕 섭취를 줄이고 대체를 생각하고 있었지만, "뇌의 안개", "수면 장애", "눈이 깜박임", "신경이 쓰이는 눈"을 흥미롭게 포함하는 칸디다 균의 부작용 중 최악의 상황을 극복하려고 노력할 것이라고 생각했습니다. 복부 부비동 알레르기 문제를 시작하기 전까지는 "위경련", "diahorrea", 스테비 아라고 생각하는 것에 대한 사람들의 반응과 다르지 않지만 스테비아 사용 없이는 내 것이 발생했습니다. 설사 스테비아의 조기 사용 단계에서 경험 한 증상의 대부분은 내가 경험해 왔던 설탕 대체와 계속되는 칸디다 반응의 "죽어 버림"일 수 있으며 저 설탕 다이어트는 이러한 증상을 무한정 해결할 수 있다고 생각합니다. 더 많은 정보는 내가 쉽게 설명했던 증상에 대해 발견 될 수 있지만 그들 중 누구도 스테비아 또는 it.candida의 사용과 직접적으로 관련이 없다는 것을 확신합니다 자궁 내막증을 포함한 많은 심각한 건강 문제에 연결될 수 있습니다. 광물 부족. 그것은 심각한 병을 흉내낼 수 있고 다른 병을 일으킬 수 있습니다. 칸디다 균 증식을 단순히 감소시키는 것만으로도 심각한 건강상의 이점을 얻을 수 있고 증상이 크게 개선 될 수 있습니다. 유일한 후회는 지금까지이 정보를 찾지 못했고 몇 년 동안 내 상태의 부작용을 겪었습니다. 와. 우리가 마음을 열고 더 좋은 다이어트 즉 스테비아에 대한 최신 여행을 비난하지 않으면 우리는 건강하고 행복한 사람들이 될 것입니다. 그리고 우리 세대는 미래의 사람들이 건강에 해로운 중독을 막을 수있게 해줄 것입니다. 너무 아프다.
Hello Clare!
You’re very right when it comes to what refined sugar does to us but I don’t agree with what you said about the symptoms described by others being linked to candida ‘die off.’ I’m a little concerned about your candida infection. How are you now? Have you consulted a physician about this? It’s not normal to have this infection for such a long time and like you said, it points out at multiple causes. When we’re healthy, our immune system is strong enough to fight it. Infections such as candida only show up when we have underlying immunological problems, dietary deficiencies, etc. You should visit a doctor regarding this and I’m sure he/she will try to find out the underlying cause and remove that (I don’t think the I.B.S has anything to do with candida unless it’s so bad that you’re suffering from chronic malabsorption and thus, a dietary deficiency). If there’s anything else I can help you out with, please let me know! Good luck!
나는 스테비아를 몇 달 동안 사용했고 적당량을 사용합니다. 나는 현재 매우 불편한 변비와 가스로 고심하고 있습니다. 습관, 다이어트 또는 라이프 스타일에서 내가 변할 수있는 유일한 변화는 스테비아 (Stevia)입니다. 이 증상이있는 사람이 있습니까?
안녕, 트리샤!
스테비아는 일반적으로 부작용을 일으키지 않습니다. 가벼운 정도의 느슨한 발판, 부풀어 오름 등은 거의 발생하지 않지만, 스테비아 사용을 중단하도록 강요하지 않아야하며 신체가 스테비아에 익숙해지면서 시간이 갈수록 좋아집니다. 스테비아는 변비를 일으키지 않으므로 가능한 원인은 스테비아의 가짜 브랜드가 될 수 있습니다. (저를 믿으십시오. 올바른 브랜드를 구매하고 있는지 확인하십시오.
나는 stevia에게서 대단한 반응을 얻는다. 한번도 두 번이 아니라, 나는 그것을 먹을 때마다. 나는 매우 화가 나는 신경 학적 증상을 갖습니다. 나는 그것을 마시거나 먹은 후에 다음과 같은 증상을 경험합니다 : 얼굴에 감각, 움직임에 현기증; 자궁 경관, 어깨 뼈 사이의 전기적인 "딱딱 거리는"감각, 불안감과 운명, 눈 뚜껑 경련.
내가 먹는 시간이 몇 번이라도 나는 이러한 반응을 얻습니다. 그것은 우연이 아닙니다.
이 독을 먹는 것에 조심하십시오.
섭취 후 얼마나 오래 이러한 증상이 있습니까?
Hi Gina!
It’s literally impossible for Stevia to cause such symptoms, it has nothing to do with your nervous system! You most probably tried something which wasn’t real stevia (that sort of stuff is very common these days so beware!).
Hmm… lots of good stuff here. I believe the truth may lie somewhere in the middle. It seems many bold statements are being made on BOTH sides.
While I agree that certainly, that some symptoms can just simply be withdrawal or detox symptoms for SOME… it can’t be for others (or for ALL), who say, they got a reaction the 1st time & every time.
I believe, that, like ANY food, SOME people are having an allergic reaction or food sensitivity, for THEM personally.
SOME people go into anaphalactic shock w/ nuts, or gluten, fish, etc… but that does not mean THAT food is poisonous, but it is to THAT person. So, THAT person should avoid it, for sure. It’s not fair though to label that food as “poison”.
I too, am curious to what side effects there may be w/ stevia use. My 11 yr. old son & I have been having mood & focus issues… fatigue… etc… even bloating, feeling nauseous. I had no idea why though…. perhaps WE are having a sensitivity/ allergy to it… DARN!!- if that’s the case!
But I actually came to check it out because of something else: I’ve taken out sugar for some time now… even fruits for several days… and still having symptoms of candida in the mouth & down south… particularly just after having home-made hemp milk made w/ stevia… very strange…. but…. I am NOT saying it was caused by stevia… but am definitely baffled…. still trying to pinpoint what’s going on. I don’t see how it COULD be stevia though, as it has no carbs right??
I also have leaky gut, and avoid grains & carbs… so I wonder if the same people who experience gut issues w/ this have gut issues/ sensitivities to begin with, but maybe don’t yet realize it… although, I haven’t had any constipation/ or diarrhea w/ stevia myself.
Yeah, I definitely would like to see some real studies done;
although the experience of others is helpful in the mean time,
but to be taken w/ consideration to the whole big picture.
Definitely, some are reacting negatively to it, as w/ any food can, and there is w/drawal & detox symptoms…. not always the same answer for each person…. depends on how long, and who… etc…
Sure would like it to work out for me though….
I wonder how you folks that grow it, use this stuff?? I’ve grown a few plants… let it dry, used it in my smoothie… and it just gave it a green taste… blugh… ;-(
Thanks for the discussion!!
Hi Katie!
Thanks for sharing some great thoughts!
The main problem is that many people end up buying some fake sweetener in the name of Stevia or whatever they get has some additives combined with the real thing which makes their bodies react. Whether it’s big pharma trying to get people to stop using Stevia or it’s the companies selling fake stuff because it’s cheap, I don’t really know for sure. What matters is that we need to do our own research and understand how things work before just believing any one blindly. Some people are good at convincing others and can give very sound arguments but it’s really not worth it if we have no background knowledge about what they’re discussing. Be extra careful when you buy Stevia (and everything else too, of course! ) because you never know what you might be buying in the name of this sweetener!
I have been using stevia for 4 day. I’m a diabitic and I wanted something different then splender , but after 4 days of my stomach cramping I’M DONE . I have given up using all sugar free in diet products which I am happy. I been doing so good over the years controlling my sugar I’m gone start back putting sugar in my diet cos all this stuff artifical sweetner in stevia is not good for you who want to wait just to find out 5 years from now that all this stuff causes cancer not me and if I was you I would go back to sugar after you learn how to control yourself from eating to much of it — before its to late peace
Hi Simon,
As I’ve mentioned in the comment above, you might have ended up buying the ‘fake’ stevia. It usually doesn’t cause side effects and even if it does, they’re never bad enough to make a person quit it altogether. Its possible side effects include, diarrhea, bloating, etc. You can still try it if you can find the real thing but like you said, as long as you stay away from sugar-containing stuff, that’s good enough too. Hope you’re doing better now!
One thing I have noticed in trying to buy Stevia at a regular grocery store/supermarket — ALL THE BRANDS they have there HAVE SUGAR MIXED WITH THE STEVIA. It may be cane sugar, or dextrose or glucose. The only place I found pure Stevia without sugar mixed into it was at a health food store. So BE VERY CAREFUL when purchasing Stevia that you don’t accidentally get the kind with sugar mixed in. I’m glad I noticed it because I’m hypoglycemic and sugar is VERY bad for me.
As for side effects … I just started using it so I’m not sure about those. I do believe many people will have a die-off if they’re suddenly cutting out sugar entirely. Also, there is the ragweed connection. Just because something is an herb doesn’t mean it can’t have negative effects on the body and it doesn’t mean that herb is safer than a chemical. (Seriously, some plants are poisonous.) In general they are, of course. Anyway, my oldest brother has been using Stevia exclusively to sweeten his foods for the last several years and swears by it.
After yr comment Texas Gal, i looked on the ingredients of my bottle . I did purchase this from our local NZ health house store. This is whats in it. it says : A low calorie blend of stevia and Erythritol. 40gms.
What is this mean anyone got an idea.? Actually that was added to the the stevia sprinkle not the powder form. hmmm.I have to say it reminds me of artifical sugar.. i would be glad of feed back from anyone.
Oh and i appreciate yr comment that it suits yr brother . I guess i,l knw any difference when i next have a blood test.
Robyn.
Hi there Texas!
Thanks for the great info, I’ve been trying to tell all our readers the very same thing. I’ve been using Stevia from the past 5 years and I’ve never had any issues with it (even though I have a bad case of irritable bowel syndrome). Also,Anyone who is allergic to plants which belong to the Asteraceae/Compositae family (which includes, daisies,ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds,etc) will be allergic to Stevia too. It shouldn’t cause issues with anyone else.
I have been researching what other people are saying about stevia side effects. The reason I am looking at this is I consume a large amount of stevia and have for the past year been having periodic bouts with zig zagging watery lines going across my field of vision which becomes blurry. Sometimes this can be very disorienting and somewhat causes a sense of dizziness. It usually lasts about 20 – 30 minutes and then goes away completely without any longer lasting effects. I had my eyes checked out by an ophthalmologist who found nothing wrong and so decided it must have something to do with circulation in the visual cortex in the brain which interprets signals from the eyes. He checked me for inflammation and circulatory issues of which there were none. I am in very good shape and very healthy – living in the mountains, skiing, hiking and mountain biking. Thus I am looking for something in my diet that might offer an explanation. The only thing I can think of is stevia, in part, because of the amount I use which is significant. I use NOW stevia extract and it is according to the labeling a pure extract with no fillers, etc. I use a pound every 2-3 months. So it makes sense to look at stevia side effects and see if my experience with my eyes could be explained by this. Reading the comments on this site is interesting as I have also experienced twitching eyes. I did not previously connect that to stevia. So perhaps someone reading this may see similarities between what I am experiencing and what they experience and may make a connection. Doctors will tell you to avoid alcohol, coffee and pot which is standard for them to say but I don’t think most of them even know what stevia is, so we are on our own on this. I just found out that stevia is a vasodilator from some website. A vasodilator means blood vessels expand which supplies more blood and reduces blood pressure. I wonder if that could be explanatory.
Had twitching of left eye, instant tongue swelling and a 12h migraine that starting within an hour of taking a magnesium supplement w Stevia in it. I stopped using it and it all disappeared, the twitching lasted about a month
Hi Sylvie!
I’ve noticed a lot of people report that they have experienced twitching of the eyes due to Stevia usage. It’s not a documented side effect and has not been noticed by any researchers either (further research might need to be done but nothing of that sort has been reported yet). Are you sure you took the pure form of Stevia? If you had itchiness, difficulty breathing, etc, you might be allergic to Stevia. It’s weird that you got a migraine because Magnesium actually counters migraines. Are you sure you didn’t take anything else ?
Hi Don!
Apart from these ‘watery lines,’ do you experience headaches or blurring/darkening of vision when you suddenly stand up from the sitting or lying position? If yes, then the large amount of Stevia that you’re taking is causing enough vasodilation in your body causing such a fall in blood pressure that you experience these effects. The only way to check is to measure blood pressure when you’re sitting and then measure it again when you’re standing. Let me know what those respective values are and I’ll tell you if you have low blood pressure on standing up (orthostatic hypotension). This is fairly common even in normal individuals, the elderly and people with a naturally low blood pressure. I HIGHLY doubt Stevia is causing this because although it is a vasodilator, you would have to consume it in extremely large amounts to cause a drop in blood pressure which is significant enough to cause what you described. HOWEVER, if you’re ONLY experiencing the ‘water lines’ in your field of vision, Stevia isn’t the likely culprit. Let me know if you had low blood pressure before you began Stevia or if you have it now. I can help you further after you give me that info. For some one who already has a low blood pressure, the slight fall caused by using large amounts of Stevia could cause more drastic effects as compared to those with normal or high blood pressures. Also, remember that nothing is good when used in excess so try to limit your use of Stevia. Hope this helps!
At seven years old, I caught every childhood sickness at the same time, The doctors told my parents I would never live past 40, later when I came to this country( age 23) American doctors agreed, At mid 30?s I got fed-up listening to them + getting nowhere, I quit doctoring and followed Organic medicine and herbs,, So I will be 90 in January and I am still here,, Always remember when we are good, God rewards us, it,s all up to him if we are even thinking bad he answers negatively,
What are you talking about?
You make absolutely no sense being allergic to an herb or Stevia or anything are
Not because we are good or bad.
Very strange thought process….
Stevia에 대한 알레르기 반응 또는 부작용과 관련하여 좋든 나쁘 든간에 무엇이 관련이 있습니까?
나는 여기서 당혹 스럽다. 당신이 90 살이 기 때문에 기쁘다.
이제는 다른 사람들에 대해서 생각해보고, 어떻게이 질병을 풀 수 있는지 알아 봅시다.
네가 행복 했어? 어린이
이 기사와 직접적인 관련이 없지만 간증을 나누어 주셔서 감사합니다. 축복 받기를!
나는 방금 여기 모든 의견을 읽었으며 내가 읽은 것에서도 스테비아를 시도하지 않을 것입니다. 경고하는 사람들에게 감사드립니다.
안녕 데이비드,
당신의 건강에 관심이 있지만 나를 믿으세요. 진짜 스테비아는 전혀 해롭지 않습니다. 당신이 조금 걱정하는 경우에, 당신은 중량을 잃는 것을 시도하는 경우에, 당신은 정제 된 설탕 및 인공 감미료보다는 더 나은 방법 다만 매일 소량을 사용할 수있다. 내가 너를 도울 수있는 다른 것이 있으면 알려줘.
우리 엄마는 스테비아가식이 보조제로 판매 된 35 년 동안 건강 식품점에서 일했습니다. 나는 거의 오랫동안 소량 스테비아 섭취를 해왔다. 지난 몇 년 동안 더 많이 사용 해왔다. Stevia는 오랜 기간 동안 사용되었지만 최근에는 상업화되었습니다. 많은 형태와 브랜드는 품질과 명성을 떨어 뜨 렸습니다. 이것은 나에게 매우 슬프다. 당신이 사는 것을 알고 있어야합니다. 모든 스테비아 브랜드는 평등하게 만들어지지 않습니다.
그것은 사용하는 것이 안전하다는 부작용에 대해 완전히 의구심을 갖습니다.
스테비아는 완하제로서 저에게 매우 반복적이고 일관된 부작용이 있습니다.
Hi Rogervzv,
I have explained in the thread below that REAL stevia does not cause actual diarrhea – although that is one of its supposed side effects but it’s not full-blown diarrhea, it’s usually a few lose stools and then they disappear as you continue to use it. As long as you take the real stevia, you won’t have any issues that will make you discontinue its usage unless you’re allergic to it, etc.
Hi Dr. Aqsa,
My dad is a diabetic patient and my grandapa was too. I have been asked to refrain from sugar as I am 30 yrs old now. My brother has substituted sugar with trihulose and recommend the same for me. Please advise if its the right choice. Also, is stevia better than trihulose? If yes, please suggest a brand which has no side effects. I live in Australia just fyi.
JazakAllah
Samiullah Mohammed
I am so glad that I ran across this article and more importantly, that I read the comments. My husband and I have used saccharin for years to sweeten our coffee and tea. About 10 days ago, he decided to switch to Stevia. He bought four different products and started trying them. I continued to use our saccharin. After a couple of days, he developed severe diarrhea, bloating and gas. The bloating and gas calmed down after he started using a product designed to help that problem, but the diarrhea continued. I was concerned that he would get dehydrated, so I scoured the internet to try to find out if the only change in his diet (Stevia) could be causing the problems and ran across this article. He stopped the Stevia two days ago and so far, no more diarrhea. Problem solved.
I think the statement made by Dr. Julian Whitaker above, “The Indian tribes of South America have used it as a digestive aid…”, explains why some people are experiencing diarrhea. Stevia is a great natural laxative. I think it could be marketed as such. In my view, additional study might indicate that there is an opportunity here.
Hi Patti E,
As I have mentioned in few comments (and so have our readers Daniel and Dan), you probably did not get the real stevia. It does NOT cause such profound diarrhea – a few lose stools are experienced by a MINORITY of the people who use it and this symptom disappears rather quickly as one continues to use it. Make sure what you bought was really Stevia and not some mixed up form with other sweeteners.
Dr. Aqsa Ghazanfar I am dismayed that you have continued to dismiss the many people who experienced gastrointestinal distress after consuming Stevia. I have used real Stevia twice and experienced severe bloating, gas and diarrhea. I am a health and fitness person who is alarmed that so many companies are using Stevia when it can be a problem for many people. Yes Stevia may be fine for some people but I think it is clear that this side effect and others may not as uncommon as you claim. It is not something most people want to experience again just so their body can get used to Stevia as you say. You lose credibility when you diminish these side effect in your replies. Are you connected with a company that sells Stevia?
I did not check this whole thread though, but I surveyed all the stevia products in a big health food store, and only one of them was pure stevia. Coke, of course, uses a synthetic stevia; Blue Sky soda uses a combination of another sweetener plus about 5 percent stevia, and still calls it stevia. Only sweet leaf had a pure product, which I am told is now organic. They also have a cheaper variety, half the price, which is mostly inulin, although they advertise it as stevia. People who get reactions will most likely be getting them from non stevia ingredients.
In addition, I believe the other sweeteners that are added to stevia in a stevia product, and the synthetic stevia used by coke, are manufactured from genetically modified corn syrup. That, I believe is why, no doubt, Blue Sky soda calls its cane sweetened soda non GMO, but does NOT make that claim for its so called stevia sweetened product.
Sorry, but did you miss that since Stevia is a plant, that people who been diagnosed with allergies to marigolds, ragweed, and other plants from that family may be ALLERGIC to Stevia also?
I thought I had found the answer with lollies made with stevia therefore no sugar meaning no calories. They gave me the most awful wind and bloating I had every experienced in my life. My husband also was eating the lollies and he had the wind plus diahrea, also a colleague of his at work ended up with diahrea. My husband ate a number of the lollies straight off, I was having one about every hour at work. A colleague of mine at work tried just one and ended with bloating and then terrible wind. It can’t be anything but the Stevia as everything else in our diet we have had before.
Hi Hillary,
It’s HIGHLY likely that you didn’t get the real stevia because stevia does not cause such intense symptoms, even though mild diarrhea with a large intake of stevia can occur. However, it’s not as bad as you described and most people just report lose stools once or twice, rather than full blown diarrhea with bloating. Make sure you’re getting the right product, there’s a lot of fake stuff out there!
HIlary, as I have just said, it is most likely not real stevia that is being used, even if they say stevia. But often they will tell you what they are really using if you read the ingredients. But not always. I have used organic Sweet Leaf stevia for six months now, without any reaction. I have spoken to the owner of the company, and he told me they collect the stevia from Central America, without using chemicals. And their more expensive product is organic and pure stevia, without fillers.
I enjoy the information shared on this site. I’ve been using stevia for over a year in my tea about three times a day. I use about 1/32 teaspoon. I bought my stevia over the internet. It’s a product of China marketed by Natural Foods of Florida. The words on the package say “White Stevia Extract 90% Steviosides” “Our pure white Stevia Extract Powder that has been standardized to contain at least 90% steviosides.” What does “standardized” mean?
As far as I know, I’m not having any side-effects. I’m a 63 yr old male, 5ft 8in, 170 lb, self-employed professional with hobby farm activity, alcohol user but otherwise healthy eater.
Hi Gregory!
‘Standardised’ means that this company has incuded Steviosides as the major component of their product. Steviosides are not the only substance found in Stevia but they are said to be about 300 times as sweet as sugar. In addition to these, stevia contains other chemicals too. The product you have has only a small amount of those substances and has been extracted and purified in a way that it contains 90% steviosides. Hope this helps!
I have a pain in my right hip, and sometimes I am short of breath. I have a big scar on my abdomen, and a big scab on my arse. Sometimes there is blood in my shit. I had a nose bleed the other day. I think these are all due to Stevia. I’ll try some tomorrow for the first time, and if these symptons do not disappear immediately, I’ll know it was the Stevia.
Hi Joe!
Sorry to hear about your condition but Stevia cannot possibly cause those issues. Please see a doctor as soon as possible because blood in the stools is a very serious symptom apart from the other problems you have. If there’s anything else we can help you out with, let us know.
Joe, It seems all your pains are due to the possibility of a very bad life style, which i reckon you should be taking it to your Dr instead of making light of the use of stevia or to blame it …
Do you just “happen” to have a print (hard copy) of this stevia article? Also what credentials do you have to back up your research claim? Qualifications? Not disbelieving,: just interested. I have just started baking with stevia replacing half or more of the sugar. Thank you,and have a blessed day… Lee
You can get a hard copy here.
I have zero official credentials, only a healthy dose of curiosity and critical thinking. All claims are backed up by research, so you can check them all out and see for yourself if something doesn’t make sense, which I encourage to do.
안녕하세요,
나는 몇 년 동안 stevis를 사용 해왔다. 그것은 스테비아가 세라토닌 섭취를 억제함으로써 우울증을 유발할 수 있다고 말합니다. 또한 사지에 감각 마비와 따끔 거림을 유발할 수 있습니다. 나는 너의 생각을 듣고 싶다.
감사. 매트
안녕 매트!
당신처럼, 나는 2 년 동안 스테비아를 사용 해왔고 (5 년 이상 그것을 사용해온 많은 사람들을 알고 있습니다.) 우리 중 누구도 어떤 종류의 문제도 가지고 있지 않았습니다. 나는 달콤한 물건 등에 대한 갈망을 크게 줄였습니다. 개인적인 경험은 제쳐두고, 당신이 링크 한 기사는 그것이 만들어 낸 모든 주장에 대한 충분한 연구 참고 문헌을 갖고있는 것처럼 보이지 않습니다. 그것은 너무 많은 것을 직접적으로 가리킨다. 그들은 제대로 수행되지 않은 연구를 읽었을 것입니다 (우리는 항상 모든 연구와 FDA를 신뢰할 수 없습니다). 원인이 무엇이든간에, 나는 그들이 작성한 것이 정확하다고 생각하지 않습니다. 가장 큰 논란의 요지는 (MayoClinic이 명시한 바에 따르면) 해로운 성분이기 때문에 정제 된 추출물을 사용하지 말아야한다는 것입니다. 내 개인적인 의견으로는, 그들은 우리가 진짜 물건으로부터 우리를 멀리하려고 노력하고있는 것처럼 들린다. 그래서 우리는 그들의 첨가제로 가득 찬 스테비아 대안을 사게된다. 그렇게 말하면, 나는 자신의 판단에 근거한 몇 가지 사실을 말하면서, 내가 어떤 면도 가지고 있지 않기 때문에, 마지막 판단을 남겨 두겠다.
몇 년 동안 스테비아를 사용 해왔다면, 건강에 이상한 것을 발견 한 적이 있습니까? 그렇다면 다이어트 일정에서 벗어나서 개선해야하는지 확인해야합니다. 우리의 신체는 다르게 반응하므로 우리가 공통 물질을 섭취 할 때 항상 같은 방식으로 느껴지는 것은 아닙니다. 반면에 스테비아 사용으로 인해 큰 일이 생길 가능성은별로 없습니다 - 하루에 킬로와 킬로그램을 소비하지 않는 한 (분명히 불가능합니다). 파라과이와 브라질 출신의 사람들은 스테비아의 사용자 대부분이이 천연 제품이 해롭지 않다는 것을 알고있는 이유 때문에 오랫동안 사용 해왔다. 물론 과도한 것은 해롭지 만 적당한 양으로 사용하는 한 아무런 문제가 없어야합니다.
당신이 읽은 기사를 믿지 마세요. 그들이 말하는 것을 올려보고 연구 기사와 같은 참고 문헌을 찾으려고 노력하십시오. 건강에 관해서는 돌을 아무 것도 남겨 두지 마십시오!
요약하면, 당신은 그 기사가 말하는 것을 걱정해서는 안됩니다. 그러나 안전한 측면에 서기 위해서는 너무 많은 스테비아를 소비하지 마십시오.
설탕 대신 스테비아 공장에서 책을 처음 읽었습니다. 그것은 또 다른 독서를 요구할 것이다. 그러나 나는 그것을 이용할 수있게 해 주셔서 감사한다. 저는 클리블랜드 클리닉에서 1974 년 통과 수술로 심장을 앓은 81 세 남성입니다. 가족 역사는 순환기 문제와 관련하여 공포 소설처럼 읽습니다. 따라서 비즈니스 세계에서 은퇴 한 후에는 자신을 더 잘 돌보고 일상 운동의 처방과 내 몸에 두는 것에 더 집중할 것을 결심했습니다. 나는 방금 생명이 예측하는 것처럼 보이는 것을 받아들이기를 거부 할 수있는 방법에 대한 자신의 역할 모델이 되리라고 공언하는 내 심장 전문의와 2 년에 한 번 방문하여 오늘 아침에 돌아 왔습니다. 나는 지금 내가 같은 고중에 다녔다. 내가 고등학교를 졸업하고 피트 비트 미터 (Fit Bit Pedometer)의 도움으로 계속 새로운 목표에 도달했다. 2014 년 12 월부터 내 500 마일 목표를 끝냈습니다. 정상적인 노화 과정 이외에 더 이상 심장 관련 문제는 없지만 좋은 통제력은 있습니다. 당신이 확실히 필요로하지 않는 배경이 많이 있습니다. 그러나 당신의 책이 왜 저에게 많은 관심을 가지는지 약간의 아이디어를 제공해야합니다. 나는 적절한 지식없이 스테비아 제품을 사용하기 시작했습니다. 도움을 주셔서 감사합니다. 나는 내가 무엇을 찾고 있어야하는지 더 잘 이해하고 아마존을 떠난다. 내가 당신이 논평하는 것을 좋아했을 것 인 유일한 물건은 여러 가지 Stevia 제품에서 성분의 기원의 중요성이었다. 우리는 모두 중국 식품의 일부에 대한 공포 이야기를 들었습니다. 나는 웹상에서 판매되는 스테비아 제품 중 하나에서 중국산 성분 함유 제품을 고백했습니다.
책에 감사 드리며, 내가 할 수있는 것을 증명하기 위해 훨씬 더 나이 많은 노인이되기를 희망하는 노인에게 조금 귀를 기울일 시간을내어 주셔서 감사합니다. 62 년의 제 아내는 여전히 가까이에있는 것을 용납하지 않는 듯하며 나는 그녀와 결코 동의하지 않습니다.
아주, 아주, 아주 고무시키는 마샬.
대답은 간단합니다.
스위트 리프 .
이 브랜드를 사용하면 금이됩니다. 그들은 내가 본 것 중에서 가장 높은 표준 형태를 가지고 있으며, 불용성 섬유도 포함하고 있습니다.이 섬유는 스테비아 자체와 결합 할 때 몇 가지 이점이있는 것으로 보입니다.
오래
살면서 잘 지내라 , 레지.
I have been a steady Stevia user for over a year and have loved it but now for last 4 months have developed a horrific bloating and gas problem. Tried eliminating lots of things and now finally put it together. Stevia had been the only constant in my diet and no matter what I eliminated stevia stayed and so did the gas/bloating ;(
Jenni – Thanks for calling your problem to my attention. I started using Stevia about a year ago and have been constipated with terrible bloating and gas ever since. It’s worth a try to stop using Stevia for a while and see if it eliminates this problem. – Irene
Jenni & Irene,
I’ve mentioned it earlier in the comments above that REAL stevia is very unlikely to cause side effects. Even when it does, they include slight bloating, diarrhea, etc and these side effects wear off over time. It does NOT cause constipation so if you’re getting that while using Stevia, there could be other causes or the the stevia you’re using is not pure Stevia. Make sure you check what you buy.
Unfortunately, you are wrong. A quick search of google scholar or any reseacrh database shows steviosides,the active component in stevia, act to DECREASE intestinal smooth muscle contractions, as well as increase water and electrolyte absorption in the colon. So it will dry out your stool, and cause it to move through you much slower. It is even used TO TREAT DIARRHEA. Stop saying it doesn’t cause constipation, and do research.
It would seem to me that the current stevia you have been getting all these negative effects might not be as pure as the one before although it may be the same brand!
Only a tiny fraction of the stevia on the market is real stevia. Most of the products are mixtures of stevia and synthetic sugars like erythrotol or inulin, or are “standardized”, a euphemism for addition of synthetics. These products bill themselves as stevia, but they are not. People should read the labels, and be educated buyers. If they are getting sick, dollars to donuts they are not getting the real McCoy. The owner of Sweet Leaf pure organic stevia, informs me that China is now introducing GMO Stevia. If a product does not advertise ‘non-GMO’ you can be certain that it is, especially in health food stores.
Thanks for pointing that out Daniel. For our readers – GMO Stevia means genetically modified stevia. This form should be avoided by all means so make sure you remember to check the labels of the product you buy and be certain that it is NON-GMO; meaning it should not be genetically modified.
Even companies that use 100 percent stevia, like Coca-cola, I believe, use a “biologic” or chemical imitation of stevia. It is like saying that high fructose corn syrup, a GMO product, is like sugar in it action on the body. Our food companies, even our health food industry, with a few notable exceptions, are not good samaritans in service of its customers, but rather are trying to maximize their profit. Even good companies like Sweet Leaf stevia, must offer a debased mixture, alongside of its organic product, to compete in the marketplace, but do have the integrity to offer the pure product as well
It’s unfortunate that we can’t really trust most big companies. What you said most probably might be true but there aren’t any easy ways to find out for sure. The best we can do is to perform some research regarding the things we use and make sure we know what we are buying, eating, etc. It’s a complicated world!
Is there aspertame in Stevia? Thank you………
Aspartame is an artifical sweetner and has been known to cause symptoms that mimic Parkinson’s and other deseases. Stevia comes from the Stevia plant and is a natural sweetner. I have been using Stevia for a short time, but have read quite a bit about it. The one I use is Simply Stevia in liquid form.The listed ingredients state: “a Proprietary Formula, Purified Active water, Organic Stevia (leaf) extract.” From what I have read, the best natural sweetners to use are the ones that are pure extract and have no chemicals or other additives. I would guess that if a person experiences any side affects, it may be due to any additives, or may even be allergic to the Stevia plant. The real thing is not cheap ($15), but 1.86 oz will produce 300 servings, with 5 drops being one serving. I use about 4 drops in my iced tea. I am a Pepsi addict and could not drink the diet because aspartame does not like me. I started using Stevia in my tea and have not had a Pepsi for two weeks and have not had a craving for one!
Hi Jane!
Thanks for the great info. I used to be a pepsi addict too (couldn’t have a single meal without it!) but ever since I started using Stevia, my cravings are completely gone. Like you said, Aspartame didn’t suit me either – it actually made me crave for sweet stuff even more. I had to stop taking diet soda, etc because of numerous other side effects that I came across. Stevia is such a relief!
Hi Ethel,
Stevia is derived from a plant and it does not contain aspartame. Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener and has numerous side effects. Some brands of stevia add varying quantities of other additives and sweeteners so make sure you get the real thing when you set out to buy Stevia.
I wish I could use stevia – I found it to be just the right amount of sweetener for my morning coffee. But please be aware that stevia can cause severe asthma attacks for those of us with a ragweed allergy. I took two courses of oral steroids (for asthma) before I realized the trigger. Since discontinuing stevia I’m breathing easier and haven’t had to use a rescue inhaler.
Thanks for this informative website. I have switched to a stevia product and have had bloating and diarrhea symptoms quite obviously. This is unfortunate as I have been unable to tolerate aspartame and other sugar substitutes due to diarrhea issues. I was hoping to tolerate a natural product better. I need to give up sugar for my health and weight. The stevia product I’m using has erythritol as an ingredient. What is the known effect of this product? Could it be a cause? Also, is there any research to show that diarrhea and bloating side effects disappear after a period of time?
Aria
Aria, that is temporary effect due to long term sugar intake. Stevia is trying to stabilize your system. You should stick to it.
I read all the comments about stevia and diarrhea and most of these comments are admonishing that we need to buy purer forms of it to avoid this symptom. I bought SweetLeaf Sweet Drops, because many users claim this product is one of the least adulterated stevia products. (How do I know for sure? There are no ingredients listed.) Anyway, it MOST DEFINITELY causes diarrhea, and it’s not mild or unobtrusive! I put it in cookies to replace half the sweetener (the rest is brown rice syrup) and had like 6 of these tiny cookies, two nights in a row. Next morning each time…MAJOR problem. Like, couldn’t leave the bathroom for 20 minutes. And it’s quite painful…miserable cramps and everything. Stevia is the only likely culprit, as it’s the only new addition to my diet.
Does anyone know if this product is not actually as pure as I was led to believe? Or am I one of the (supposedly) rare few who have real side effects from real stevia?
I should mention I put a total of 1/2 teaspoon in the whole batch of cookies.
I tried 5 drops of Sweetleaf Coconut drops (from a newly opened bottle) in a protein powder and kefir smoothie last Saturday morning, and had diarrhea for 2 days. By Monday, all gone. In contrast, I have used the chocolate flavor ones and also a powdered form with no problems in the past. I too wonder what is actually in the Sweetleaf drops as they do not have the ingredients listed on the bottle, box or anywhere on their website. Disappointed to say the least, as I had heard that Sweetleaf was good.
I may try it with just 3 drops this weekend to see if the same thing happens…
I returned the Sweet Leaf product since it is not pure stevia. I have pure stevia, 99%RA which I ordered directly from the manufacturer. There is a clear difference between the two. Pure stevia has no bitter aftertaste at all. If you take the Sweet Leaf and the pure stevia and put each in a cup of water (just a tiny amount) you will taste the difference. So, I wouldn’t necessarily attribute the problems to stevia, yet. Still testing, myself.
Hi everyone. I have been using the KAL brand of stevia for as long as its been on the US market. (5-6 yrs?) up until about 5 weeks ago I had no problems whatsoever, side effects, etc. but since then I have had uncontrollable diarrhea. I was checked at the doctor for intestinal infections, viruses, parasites, and bacterial infections. All those tests have been negative. I am now searching for a possible connection between the stevia and my issues. I use stevia a lot. And I mean, a lot! So it could be related. I’m throwing this out there as a possibility.
And by the way, for those who are interested, I have tried every brand of stevia out there. KAL brand is the only one I wold ever suggest to anyone. No aftertaste or additives. Given my current situation though, maybe that doesn’t help anyone!
Thank you for the forum.
Kayzee1970
I just posted I have had huge stomach/intestinal problems the last year (my gut being sensitive after a number of surgeries, but never problems like this.) After cutting out almost everything else out, with no results, I finally cut Stevia out yesterday. Am researching it for the first time. Guess what? I am really allergic to ragweed! The complaints of those who have gut problems pretty well match mine, but throw in a lot of pain (which may be the result of surgeries making the digestive system super sensitive.)
I hope Stevia has been the problem. The next week will tell.
May I use Stevia to make sweet pickles
Dr. Ghazanfar
Years ago I worked in a wholesale botanical warehouse that sold herbs, spices, aromatherapy, etc. One day word came from the boss that we could no longer sell Stevia because the FDA said that it caused liver toxicity. Then months later they said it was okay and we began to sell it again.
So, because of that experience, I have been paranoid to use Stevia. I came to this site looking for current info about Stevia and the human liver. I did not see any relevant info in all the info you have provided. Can you enlighten me?
About 15 years ago, I tried stevia, I became extremely constipated. It was terrible. Then years later it was in Celestial teas, so I tried it again, same thing, constipation. Never use it again. It appears to dihyrate the lower bowels. I am worried that other could have this same effect and do not connect that the stevia is the cause. Hope this will help others like me. I cannot use stevia at all.
You may wish to note that while the brand may not matter as long as the product is pure organic stevia extract or powder, but one brand in particular which makes “Stevia extract In The Raw” includes maltodextrin as the first ingredient, followed by stevia extract. Just a reminder to encourage everyone to read labels carefully – the ingredients, and not just the front of the packaging. You may not have the same problem with those offering organic products, but it’s still a good practice to double-check.
I have had trouble with eye twitching for years, but I just started using Stevia, maybe it will stop now….
I m using stevia (diebetic tea & churn/ powder) Since start of January 2015 , Herebefore my blood sugar was 175-245. After use of stevia in the form mentioned above; Now my bllod sugar is 103-126. This stevia form is supplyed by Dr, Ravi Achrya. M.D, Ayurved from Acharya Foundation, Vadgaon maval, on old Pune bombay road, near Pune, India. and uptill today I does not faced any side effect. I m retired person of age 61. Now I had elimineted the dose of diebetis medisin METFORMIN by 50%. I m really fit now with walking 5 KM 2 times daily. Thanks for chance to participate.
I haven’t been on Stevia long, but I’m sure glad I switched from Nutrasweet. If you take enough Nutrasweet, you’ll be familiar with the mental fog. It’s really quite scary. For me, it’s remembering names when you see faces. I saw a billboard of Donald Trump and tried to think of his name, and think, and think, and THINK with no results. I knew EXACTLY who it was but the name was at a loss. After many experiences such as this, I thought I was experiencing early onset of alzheimers. My wife, who is an accountant, made a $10,000 mistake at work. She was wondering how she could make such an easily identifiable error. I was looking at the side effects of Nutrasweet and realized that we had most of them. Since switching to Stevia, that fog is gone, and it only took a few days. It does give my wife an upset stomach, but it makes sense now since she is allergic to pretty much everything that someone can be allergic to that is plant based, and I think I read Stevia is related to ragweed? Allergy shots helped immensely and she doesn’t have to live in a desert anymore but they didn’t fix it 100%. I can’t guarantee Stevia is safe, but I KNOW Nutrasweet is not.
I’m using stevia from a couple of months ago, I haven’t felt any side effect. The sugar was causing me some disconform after drinking anything with it, that’s why I wanted to use stevia. My teeth also were sensitive, now I don’t feel any of those things.
Does anyone know anything about or have any comments on Stevita? It is a stevia liquid extract. The only other ingredients are distilled water and grapefruit seed extract. The bottle says “freshly pressed from the leaves. Not reconstituted.” It says 100% natural but does not say non-GMO. Thanks!
I am 88 years young, male, I am still using stevia for more than 4 years with to my knowledge absolute no side affects, drive about 500 miles every week for work and pleasure non stop LAS VEGAS.+ + + . My doctor told me you have 30 more years just keep up what you are doing, I love coffee yogurt tea blueberries + + all sprinkled with stevia AND HAVE THE ENYOYMENT OF THE GOOD TASTE, live a live off caring for all!! DU UNTO OTHERS, NO HATE, GIF+ + + SHARE, FOR SOME OF YOU THAT IS NOT EASY
I used to use powdered stevia in cups of tea everyday. I am rather addicted to tea and used to have a large amount every day with half a teasp of stevia. I seemed to be very irritable and wondered if this had anything to do with taking stevia, and since I have stopped, take no stevia, or sugar of course, in tea, I feel calmer and less irritable? Wondering it this is to do wit Stevia or something else??
I enjoyed your article very much, until I came to this line:
There’s also a rumour popular on bored single-moms’ blogs insisting that calorie-free sweetener like stevia can trick your body into a state of hypoglycaemia because having a sweet taste without an accompanying glucose tricks your body to prepare itself for sugar and lowers blood-sugar levels accordingly.
Since you’ve quoted all your other sources, do you have a source for this statement. It sounds like a misogynist swipe at single-moms and has no place in an article that’s supposed to be scientific.
Seconded. Also, seriously, “bored single moms”? Single moms are the most over-worked of the lot of us. Conflate the responsibilities of the normative two-parent household into one person, with no “girls’ night out” or time in the man-cave, and you’ve got the life of a single mom. Case in point: this is my first reply to any blog or discussion board in 6 years.
I think the author meant “bored stay at home moms”, but let’s face it, that’s presumptuous and offensive as well.
Thank-you for this thorough and well-researched, well-documented article. I wanted to point out one thing with regards to stevia and insulin response. When I first began using stevia, I brought many questions to my naturopath. She is a type 1 diabetic and knows a ton about blood sugar and stevia. I asked her about the ‘body is expecting something sweet and responds idea’ that has been kicked around. She told me that, actually, EVERYTHING causes an insulin response, including thinking about eating, smelling food, children sucking thumbs or pacifiers. Stevia, therefore, without question causes an insulin response. The question with all of these things is how much of a response and with stevia, like thumb-sucking and smelling food, the answer is ‘not much’.
Which brand of Stevia products do you use? Which do you consider the best brand ?
Thanks for the great article. I first tried stevia about 3-4 years back (two different brands) in the liquid form and had an almost immediate reaction with itching. I finally found a powder form (not truvia) that my body seemed to tolerate, and have been using it for the past 2.5 years. I thought it was my savior from other sugar substitutes, but I have just recently omitted it from my diet. I’ve been suffering from sinus infections from inflammed sinuses for the last 2.5 years, evening having sinus surgery. I’m not sure why it took me so long to eliminate stevia from my diet, but after only two days I am feeling less bloated and my sinuses are beginning to heal.
오늘 당뇨병을 전문으로하는 남편의 심장 전문의는 오늘 그 사실을 추가하기를 원했으며 텍사스 주에서는 꽤 유명합니다. 스테비아를 사용하지 말라는 이유는 동맥 안의 염증을 유발하기 때문입니다. 나는이 문서를 계속 찾아 볼 것이다.
많은 독서 후에, 나는 stevia로 나의 규정 식에있는 인공 감미료를 교환하는 것을 결정했다. 나는 독점적으로 그것을 사용하여 물을 맛볼 수 있도록 권장 일일 섭취량을 마실 수 있습니다. 그렇습니다, 나는 물없이 맛을 내기 위해 무언가없이 고투합니다.
나는 제한된 칼로리 다이어트를 해왔고 2 주 전에 BetterStevia Cinnamon 바닐라 액을 사용하기 시작했기 때문에 체중을 잃지 않았습니다. 나는 현명하게 먹고 기분이 좋아! 나는 배고프지 않아서 매일 걷는 일상을 두 배로 늘렸다.
스테비아가 원인 일 수 있습니까? 그것은 내가 2 개월 만에 먹는 유일한 변화입니다.
안녕,
콜라가 코크스 라이프에서 사용하는 스테비아를 코크가 변형했는지 아십니까? 나는 그것을 정기적으로 마시고 배를 오싹하게하고 약간의 설사를합니다. 물론 청량 음료가 나쁠 수도 있습니다! 단 하루 만 평균 하루에 할 수 있습니다.
골짜기.
나는 스테비아를 오랫동안 커피에 담아 사랑해 왔습니다. 나는 관용을 잃고 부작용이있을 수 있다는 증거가 있는지 궁금해하고있었습니다. 2014 년 가을에 발생하는 설사 문제가 관련 될 수 있는지 판단하려고합니다.
I have had four abdominal surguries, two of which involved colon resections, and two spinal fusions in the lower spine. That automatically means some intestinal/stomach pain. But it’s only the past year that stomach issues have become overwhelming and unmanageable. I have cut out almost every food without seeing a diffence. I was using a lot of stevia in the little food I was eating. Finally yesterday, decided to cut that out.Today is a little better. Maybe a coincidence, and not nearly enough better. Have to see what the next week brings.
I am researching Stevia for the first time. Guess what? I am very allergic to ragweed!
Keep your fingers crossed Stevia has,been the problem.
Mona – as someone who also has a severe ragweed allergy, I can attest to the fact that stevia causes severe issues with my stomach and throat when I ingest it. I was at a Whole Foods store where they were sampling out a protein drink. I drank two small sips of it and immediately noticed a problem in my throat and stomach. I didn’t even know why this was happening. I went home and about a week or so later picked up a drink that was recommended by some friends and again, took a sip and immediately started reacting. I looked at the ingredients and noticed “stevia” as one. I did some research on the drink from Whole Foods and sure enough, stevia. I contacted my allergist and he confirmed the stevia/ragweed connection. I hope that removing stevia from your diet helps.
To everyone else, these side effects are real. Just because they haven’t happened to YOU or someone you know, doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. For years people with peanut allergies fought to make people understand the reality of what they were experiencing. Now a peanut allergy is accepted and people don’t argue with those who say they are allergic to peanuts. Please try to be as understanding of those of us with a stevia/ragweed allergy. I will never talk down about stevia. I have friends who have described great success with breaking their sugar cravings with the assistance of stevia. I am tired of people who don’t understand what I’m going through and think I’m just making excuses. I’m not.
Now if only people who are NOT allergic would quit saying that they are. I am allergic to corn according to my allergist, who is also an internist, who tested me.
Both of my grown children, carry Epi-Pens, because they have REAL allergies. This is not what you say when you don’t care for a food, you just say no thank you. Rant over.
Why do people feel the need to take stuff like Stevia anyway?
Does the fact that Coca-Cola and Pepsi, who is now both putting Stevia into it’s soft drinks, make you suspicious?
People know their own bodies better than anyone else. If you experience bad reactions after taking Stevia, why would you want to continue taking it just because someone else says it’s safe?
it makes me itch and even get raised welts. more foods are using stevia and i can always tell when one slips by me. had a yogurt the other day and wanted to tear my skin off. checked the label and it was sweetened with stevia.
I’ve been using Stevia for over 5 years because of Candida.
Now I have an ache in kidney area….so I cut way back on the
Stevia….I believe I was taking too much….Does Stevia affect
the kidneys? I am also a user of Chinese medicine. Is there
a connection between using Stevia (I cut it waaaaaaaaaay
down) and the kidneys? I cannot use sugar because sugar
feeds Candida….Am under the care of a Candida specialist
who is the best in the world. He attacks Candida clinically
and everything I take are supplements….no Rx at all. Candida
comes about because of an imbalance in the gut, lots of
antibiotics (as a child)…
My basic question: Is kidney achyness due to too much
Stevia. My whole body aches; but it started in the kidneys…
I was using too much Stevia – and I have cut it back BIG TIME.
Appreciate your response.
Much thanks,
Ni
I just wanted to add to the allergy part of Stevia. I had not read anything before trying a drink sweetened with stevia. After one large swig my lips started tingling and feeling funny. I waited a few minutes and took another drink and my lips felt like ants on them. My cousin who is a nurse advised I might be allergic and cautioned do not drink anymore. But in the amount I had already consumed had done a great deal of da,age to my mouth. My mouth began to break out in blisters and my lips became swollen and inflamed. After trying to take Benadryl and rinse with a dental rinse, I still one week later was suffering. I went to the periodontist and he said it was the worst allergic reaction he had seen in the mouth . He seabed my mouth with aloe vera to try to calm it down as my lips are pee,ink inside and mouth is raw! I am now having to drink aloe vera juice to smooth mouth and avoid all acidic foods and drinks while it heals. There should be warnings on these food items about the cone tips with ragweed eat. Prior to human consumption! This has been very painful experience! I’m still not back to normal! It’s scary to think I could have died from a drink packet sweetened with this stuff!
Good Article – We only use it occasionally as a sweet treat. Stevia was super easy to grow and propagate for us. We grew some this year- here are my experiences of growing and propagating. http://earthlychow.com/growing-and-propagating-stevia-stevia-rebaudiana
I am happy user of Stevia! It definitely has so many benefits. It is 120 times better than granulated sugar. It is safe to consume. I even encourage all my family members to turn to stevia. The best thing is I am now promoting a local campaign “Healthy with Stevia” with the group of people from RCC Global (M). Cheers!
i found brand in my city the ingrediant were : Sorbitol INS 950 Stevia leavers extract and sucralose
is it healthy ? i mean it contain so much artificial sweetener
plz answer me
I have been using stevia for about a week now. I have not eaten any sugar since then. My observations so far are:
1) I have experienced slight irritation in my digestive tract. Not pronounced like some of the other posters, but mild discomfort. Slight diarrhea and gas, and itching of the anus. (Sorry for the graphic details but just trying to impart exact observations for others to compare.)
2) I have experienced a faint but steady headache. Nothing awful but nonetheless present. Is it possible I am feeling sugar withdrawals? It is the same sensation one gets when one stops drinking caffeinated tea after drinking it regularly.
We made banana bread tonight using only 1/4 teaspoon and have made teas and lemonade, using miniscule amounts of stevia each time. And everything has been plenty sweet.
Interestingly, I am allergic to hay fever, which I believe is the same or related to ragweed. I suppose it is possible I am allergic to stevia, which would be a shame since I very much want to eliminate sugar from my diet.
Has anyone else experienced headaches from taking it?
Jack,
My son cut coke out of his diet and lowered the amount of sugar he was taking in. He went through withdraws headaches and feelings of depression, from doing that. The increased headaches could be your body going through sugar withdraws. Hope that helps!
When reporting on something like this I try to be as accurate as possible, keeping in mind some people may not use stevia based on feedback given. I want to add, something I forgot at the time of my last post, that I had also consumed some water products that contained erythritol. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol and is different than stevia. It is very possible the erythritol was the culprit for the digestive issues I mentioned above. In the last couple days I have stopped using any sugar, stevia and erythritol. I will begin using stevia again and report back. I certainly don’t wish to malign stevia if it is not the cause. Fingers crossed.
I am pre-diabetic and use to use other artificial sweeteners such as aspartame . The side effects of this artificial sweetener should be criminal to put into our foods.
About a year ago I did some research on the sweetener aspartame and the list of side effects left my blood run cold. I was experiencing many of the symptoms and my health was spiraling out of control quickly. I removed all artificial sweeteners from my diet and returned to using sugar in moderation. Problem is the more sugar you use the more you want.
I have been doing research about Stevia for some time now and especially after reading your studies and article have concluded that Stevia may be an option for sweetener without all the side effects of sweeteners like aspartame and sugar.
I had already made many diet changes more fruits and veggies watch my fats etc.
Weight loss is impossible when using sugar in your diet on any regular bases especially at my age of (55). I do hope this is the straw that will pull all of my other efforts together and give me the results I have been looking for. Weight loss, feeling better , more energy, and mostly adding to the diet I have already created.
Sincerely
Sweetleaf actually refers to the small leaves that surround the buds of the female cannabis plant, like in the Black Sabbath song.
Hello there
I wanted to know more about a product widely distributed here in Australia called Natvia. The ingredients in this product seem a bit misleading and I was wondering if you guys could shed some light on this please?
I don’t know what the ingridients really are, please see list as follow: Sweetners (erythritol, organic Steviol Glycosides 0.78%) Natvriol (erythritol, organic Steviol glycosides 0.62%). This one is in a box of 700g and then it also says in the box that **Stevia extract is the sole organic ingredient in Natvia** what does it mean ? And anyway Erythritol is an alcohol so what this means is that there is more alcohol carbohydrate than stevia here ? And what part of Stevia is Steviol Glucosides in this presentation, is it stevioside or rebaudioside or both at the same time? Is there a way to know ? Thank you very much for your help and I look forward to the answer. A big smile from down under!
I am not allergic to any plant in the asteraceae plant, and I certainly don’t have IBS. However I drank a drink sweetened with stevia and it made me very very sick. I thought him maybe its something else, so I kept trying to drink stevia with something else. No. It just continued to make me very sick to my stomach, gave me horrible dizziness. In fact I would say the effects were worse than eating a large helping of msg.
What else is on the ingredients label? Pure stevia or added ingredients? The added ingredients may be suspect.
The reference material mostly refers to tests done with whole leaf stevia not the white powder stevia. My experience is after using stevia my husband and I both developed black spots on the soles of our feet. Stopped stevia, used peroxide to soak our feet and it went away BUT started stevia again and got the melanoma type spots again. So, we need more testing of the white powder stevia. Since Coke is the reason we now have it in our food supply, I’m immediatly skeptical. Any company that poisons us with massive doses of High Fructose corn syrup is not a company I trust. So we no longer use stevia. And , yes, we used the pure stevia with no additives.
I want to try stevia but I cannot find any pure stevia extract here in Saudi Arabia. Most popular brand here is Steviana but the other ingredients ( namely INS 95, Sucralose and Sorbitol) in it worry me a lot.
Why so many artificial sweetener added if stevia is already sweeter than sugar?
This is only a guess but I would imagine the reason it is not pure stevia is because pure stevia powder is relatively expensive. The other additives are not.
Dear Bill,
I’m afraid you might be wrong on that. It is actually to eliminate its “flavour”. Or in other words is bitter after taste or lingering. To those who used to consumed it will be norm and take it as a “flavour” but to new bees will obviously not comfortable with that new taste. This will be a bad impact to their sales which they really try to avoid it. That is also reason why is very hard to get pure stevia extract in the retail market. Trust me, if the consumer don’t have any negative feedback on its taste in the first place, surely the producer will remain it as natural and healthy as it is regardless how much the price.
순수 stevia rebaudiana powder를 찾고 계시다면, 온라인 Stevia Mills 호주로 가십시오. 1kg은 3 ~ 4 년 정도 지속되며 많은 도움이됩니다. 나는 그것을 밀폐 된 컨테이너에 보관하고 나는 결코 그것을 없애지 않았다.
스테비아에 알레르기가 있는지 궁금합니다. 내 입이 끊임없이 말라서 스테비아가 그 원인이 될 것이라고 생각할 수있는 유일한 것입니다. 스테비아를 하루에 2-3 번 사용합니다 ... 어떤 생각이라도!
우리는 우리가 구입 한 회사에 연락하여 99 %의 순수하다고 말했습니다. 그들이 말한 1 %는 줄기 파편입니다. 그러나 우리는 순수 스테비아가 아닌 스테비아 패킷을 사용했습니다. 그들은 덱 스트로스와 말토 덱스트린을 첨가했습니다. 확인 후, 우리는 지금 그것이 부작용의 원인이라고 의심합니다.
공부 해줘서 고마워. 내 의사와 피부과 의사가 대답 할 수없는 질문에 당신이 대답했다고 믿습니다. 가려운, 비늘 모양의 혈액 붉은 발진이 내 피부에, 주로 목에 4 년간처럼. 나는 스테비아를 많이 사용합니다 !!!
이 결심을하기 위해서는 음식물 섭취를 격리해야한다고 생각합니다. 나는 처음에 스테비아가 내게 장의 문제를주고 있다고 생각했지만 나중에 설탕 알콜 인 에리트 리톨이라고 결정했다. 스테비아를 완전히 제거하고 발진이 없어지는지 확인하십시오.
스테비아로 설탕을 바꾸고 허브를 재배 할 때의 이점에 관심이 있습니다. 그러나 나는 다른 약초 Lippia dulcis를 찾았는데, 그것은 Stevia보다 거의 두 배나 쌉니다. 성장을위한 공간이 제한되어 있기 때문에 냄비 당 단맛이 중요합니다. 나는 그것의 이득 / 위험에 관하여 아무 자료 나있는 경우에 생각해 본다. 들었어?
Addendum to my prev. post: yes I do have health issues,BUT after starting stevia,they were very exacerbated. Hope&pray since stopping it,I willbegin to improve!
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I’ve used stevia in the raw(white powder made of dextrose and stevia leaf extract) for years and now want to get away from anything processed. I’ve tried the stevia leaf cut but have a difficult time getting it online. Is there anything that is not chemically changed that is in powder form that is safe to use? The product I’ve been using is from Cumberland Packing corp of Brooklyn, NY. Is the dextrose safe or as bad as the pink, yellow, or blue packets (of alt. sugar substitutes)?
Thanks.
I used Stevia for 3 days. My prostate swelled up. Is this one of Stevia’s side effects?
I just made a sugar and carb free Thanksgiving dinner for a friend. I have no dietary problems myself. I used Green Leaf Stevia in the Jello salad, cupcakes, icing (Yogurt/cream cheese) and for our black tea. My friend is very happy and healthy and delighted with her dinner. I on the other hand had a runny nose, sore eyes and itchy skin by the following day.
I’m allergic to rag weeds and air born molds.
So now I know what happened.
I’ll stick with real cane sugar in moderate amounts.
Check your tooth paste. You’ll be shocked at the sweetners in them.
Stevia is simply a leaf ground up…processed abit…and no other fillers or chemicals need be involved (like trivia…sorry truvia)..when it reaches our tongue our “sweetness” sensors….well the sensors respond…telling us “yum”…that is if you like sweetness. Discovered it while on holiday in the lovely countries of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay in the late 90’s…to mix with their YERBA MATE tea……Coffee lover here…and I use it there….and perhaps on fresh fruit like berries….WONDERFUL…truely a lovely little HERB…I would highly recommend it….sorry to those with IBS…but other than that I would invite to ENJOY!!!
Very excellent article on a product I love. I use Stevia regularly, am experimenting at cooking with it, and have had no negative side effects. Thanks for posting seemingly good research.
스테비아는 소비 후 즉시 두통을 겪었습니다. 우리는 여러 가지 형식을 시도했습니다 : 고도로 세련되고 자연적이었습니다. 그것들은 모두 똑같은 끔찍한 결과를 초래했습니다.
안녕,
당신에게 아주 행복한 새해,
저는 인도의 BPO에서 일하고 있습니다. 영국의 노인에게 자연 추출물을 판매합니다. 그것의 텔레 판매를 통해. 우리는 제품이 영국으로 운송되는 곳에서 우리의 창고를 가지고 있습니다.
제가 일하는 BPO에 Stavia를 소개 할 수 있는지 제안 해주십시오.
우리는 관절염 / 당뇨병 / 심장 문제와 아름다움에 대한 염려가없는 60-100 세 노인들에게 주로 집중하고 있습니다.
귀중한 의견 및 제안을 보내주십시오. 대답 해주세요.
많은 감사
자신과 친구들에게 방광 민감도를 유발합니다. 스테비아가 신경 독이라고 믿습니다. 내 전체 론자는 가공 스테비아가 신경독임을 동의합니다.
I am a dark chocolate lover and have a moderatly sweet tooth. About 6 months ago, I started using “Just Like Sugar” for baking, but, because of cost, I added Stevia. I also started using Stevia to sweetening hot beverages – I usually drink a mix of chicory, Teecino chocolate and organic cocoa, using a pack of Stevia for 3very large mugs of “Chicoffy”, as I call it, which I was drinking daily.
About a week ago, I woke up with this nauseating sweet-chocolate taste in my mouth. It subsides when I eat, but returns soon after. I feel ill and have to force myself to eat and I keep hoping this will disappear, but it persists. I cannot eat chocolate or anything with Stevia.
I have mostly used organic Stevia, but have used Truvia and a product branded by a local grocery store.
Any input or suggestions of what I’m experiencing would be wonderful. Thanks
There can be adverse side effects from alternative sweeteners. When I began looking into stevia about a year ago I bought a number of other products on the market as well and began trying them, more focused on the taste more than anything else. I mistakenly initially thought stevia was the reason for intestinal issues (like diarrhea) I was experiencing. Turns out it wasn’t the stevia but other alternative sweeteners, sugar alcohols, that are used extensively in sports drinks and other products. Truvia also is a problem because even though it claims it is stevia based, the main ingredient in Truvia is erythritol, a sugar alcohol. In fact, I can’t use Truvia for this reason. There are just trace amounts of stevia in Truvia (there is less than 1/2 of 1% of stevia in Truvia) and if it wasn’t manufactured by Cargill and Coca-Cola I guarantee it would be removed from the shelves for false advertising. But big corporations have clout and for this reason it is allowed to be marketed as stevia.
i ve a quation to ask. please can i use it to produce children drink?
Stevia causes me to have extreme bladder irritation, I quit it and all artificial sweeteners and am just controlling my sugar intake. I have also noticed that my tinnitus seems to be decreasing remarkably!
Regev,
Thank you for this in-depth explanation of Stevia! I have been in the process of getting completely away from added, refined sugar in as much food as possible.
As we know, most processed foods contain a high degree of sugar. It is very irritating, and disheartening to try get healthy and find that hardly anything is as it appears to be.
When foods lower the fat, they ramp up the sugars. That is NO help to someone who is trying to lose weight and get healthy.
I have been getting off of sugar for almost a month and I can tell a huge difference in my emotional moods. The only sweet things I have eaten are fresh fruits, or frozen fruits with no sugar added.
I have found that eating yogurt can also be a challenge as well. The brand I have right now (which shall remain nameless in this message) has 9 grams of sugar per 1 cup serving/22 grams of protein/ 120 calories. So the 9 carb grams is still much higher than I want to ingest from sugar.
Living in a small town of less than 200 people and no major shopping centers is also a challenge. However I am within 25 miles of a larger city where I can get a better range of healthy foods than from our local store here.
I don’t eat much meat,and try to have my plain yogurt for breakfast with fresh, or frozen fruit.
The last time I shopped, I actually purchased Truvia, rather than Stevia; however next trip to the store it will be Stevia, and I will be reading the ingredients before I purchase it so that I know what I am getting.
I really appreciate you taking the time, to do the research.
Lea
While I was so hopeful that I’d finally found a natural replacement for Sweet and Low, that’s not the case. I must be one of those rare people who are allergic. Not long after using Stevia in my hot tea, I had terrible pain across my diaphragm. Felt as though I was being crushed by a boa constrictor. Reduced me to tears and bed. Didn’t want to attribute this to Stevia, but it is undoubtedly the cause.
I’ve been using pure stevia rebaudiana white powder for around 20yrs without any evidence of side effects. I use quite a lot of stevia every day, since I’m rather addicted to sweet foods in general. Stevia has enabled me to keep my sugar intake to a minimum and manage my weight and health. Due to various autoimmune conditions I have a lot of inflammation in my body, which increases noticeably if I consume sugar for a period of time. I don’t know of any ill effects from my stevia consumption, but if there are any, they’re outweighed by the benefits.
We are based in Middle east and India .
Already in the business of stevia bulk, sachets, tablets .
We are looking for better price and good quality than what we are buying from china.
We would be interested for all your preparations if any with stevia for 5 star hotels also.
In fact if all is well we would be interested in distribution in India and middle east .
Kindly give us prices packing and information.
Kind regards
Pushp
Hi, thank you for your very informational article about stevia. I am also looking into the benefits of munk fruit and was wanting to know what or if you know about this “supposed ” super fruit used as a sweetner.
Thank you for your time.
Genny Thomas
We have just started selling a chocolate bar made with STEVIA thinking it was suitable for DIABETICS but trading standards as saying otherwise do you have any comment?
Regards
Michael Paul
What exactly did they say? And do you have any other ingredients inside other than Stevia and Cocoa?
I just had a soda with Stevia. This is probably the first time I’ve ever ingested it. My eye started twitching EXCESSIVELY within 10 minutes. Had no problems before the soda. Considering that I am finding numerous people that are having this happen, I believe there is definitely a correlation.
hello all , my dads wife eats and cooks with stevia,,April- 1st- 16 two months ago I put a muffin with overdose of stevia and as soon as the muffin hit my front teeth ,I had a gag reflex ,never happened before,so i ate it any way ,,30 mins. later i caughed so hard for a min.and a half that my eye balls where popping out of my head and thought my lungs were coming up and out my throat … serious, it was a little scary … two days latter i put another muffin to my teeth and gag Reflex again.. I Did Not eat the second one…. smart and sensitive people should not eat this stuff …also sweat the bed at night sleeping many times after ingesting stevia in cookie or muffin.. also flouride in tooth paste made my eyes blurry so i know im chemical sensitive
I am a scientist and do a lot of research, of peer reviewed reseach material. Unless an accurated bibliography of the numerous studies is included, they are worthless. Even if everything you say is absoutely true and reported in the study(s) results, without accurate references to the studies to review, it merely sounds like advertising hype. How were the studies conducted, were they peer reviewed, etc.?
Please disregard my previous comment. I just realized that your mentions of studies are actually links to the studies themselves.
Well Done.
You’ve still got to wonder if he’s filtering studies for confirmation bias (i.e. he’s selecting studies which support his viewpoint, but rejecting studies which reject it). I thought this article was pretty high-quality until he started babbling about GMO and starches.
To put the GMO debate into perspective: the original African peanuts were naturally grown 100 years ago on farms, planting the seeds to grow new peanuts; in this process, the peanut plant mutated (naturally) a gene coding for the protein Aflotoxin, which is the source of peanut allergy. Meanwhile, we’ve taken a gene out of Barley (a food) and injected it into Wheat (a food), producing a short wheat which grows 1.5 times as much edible grain of the same quality in slightly less time; these wheat plants are of precisely-understood deviation from the source wheat, and won’t cause any strange reactions (and deaths) as with peanuts, unless they also develop a toxic protein via unrelated natural processes.
Toxicology involves pharmacology and the impact of such over time and at dosage level. Most of the uninitiated see things like trisodium phosphate (a valuable sodium and phosphate supplement) and freak out because it’s highly-poisonous… because sodium and phosphorus, both dietary necessities for your survival, are highly-poisonous. A few mg of TSP is a good supplement; a teaspoon of the stuff is far beyond fatal.
That gets even more interesting when you consider the 800+ pesticides used in Organic farming, which are tank mixed and used in high doses because they’re not very effective on the species targeted. Many of these pesticides have multi-year halflives and are toxic to a broad collection of worms, insects, and microbes, and wreak havoc as they destroy the soil ecology and run off into streams.
Modern synthetic pesticides are synthesized by a complex process of biological engineering. The most modern techniques use genetic sequencing to identify genes and coded proteins most unique to a target organism in an environment–that is, something that affects the fewest species. From these, those with the least similarity to any human biological process (as well as pets and livestock) are selected. Scientists synthesize unstable chemicals which strongly target these proteins and genes, interfering with the biological processes or causing gene under/overexpression, killing the target pest. These synthetic pesticides break down into inert (harmless) chemicals in little time, thus they require less spray (because they’re super-effective), they don’t spill over poisoning onto as many other species (notably humans, pets, and livestock), and they break down quickly to minimize long-term ecological impact and run-off.
Things to think about when someone starts talking about organic farming and GMO.
History is replete with examples of science getting things wrong. I, like many others, do not think we should be messing with genetic makeup in any way other than selective breeding
I am glad to have found this forum. I’ve used Stevia for years. I tried several brands over the years. I finally settle with a brand called “Stevita” it was the better tasting one of them all. Recently, they have gone completely organic. I’ve had gastrointestinal issues for years, bloating and gas mainly. Because of high cholesterol I take Crestor now but previously I’ve taken other cholesterol meds. They all wreak havoc with my gastrointestinal system. What is the percentage of people that experience gastrointestinal discomfort due Stevia intake according to your studies?
Can any one suggest the pure form of stevia can be purchased from which online stores, link please.
Never tried, would like to give really a confident trial.
Great article! Very well researched and presented. Not impressed with the unnecessary jab at women, it didn’t contribute anything to the article, but rather lost you at least one reader and likely more.
Stevia gives me terrible leg and foot cramping and have tested this over and over again to prove it.
I have tried five different types and brands now.
I can’t sleep due to the cramping which wakes me up and I have to suffer pain and stretch and walk around and try to
get back to sleep.
People would be better off with:
1. xylitol powder or granules – does not cause tooth decay and best of sugar alcohols
2. erythritol powder or granules – does not cause tooth decay and probably second best of sugar alcohols
3. A little maple syrup or some other natural syrup.
And, kids through to adults should rely more on fruits than foods that need to be sweetened.
I tried stevia in my cereal, before I could finish the bowl I started to vomit. I didn’t think it had anything to do with the stevia until the next morning I added it to my cereal again same thing happened I threw up . Never again will I ever try stevia .
I’m beginning to suspect an allergy to stevia myself. I started using truvia/stevia this year and while I do have spring time allergies, this year has especially been rough even while taking my allergy pills that usually work very well. I also have a cough that I just can’t seem to really get rid of which I’m associating to allergies and post-nasal drip which is not a normal symptom of my allergies. Truvia for sure caused problems for me because of the sugar alcohols. I usually have 3 cups of coffee at home and I was finding I was having the wooooooorst gas at work and I simply couldn’t stop farting for the life of me and it was lasting for over a month so I checked to see if truvia had that xilitol shit or whatever it is in it, and it did, so I stopped using truvia and I was instantly cured of chronic gas. I have since used stevia in the raw, but so far this year during my experiment with stevia/truvia I’ve had the worst allergies of my life, strep throat, and now a chronic cough. So, I’m going to go without sweeteners for a few days and see what happens
What about the effects on your palate of always having something super-sweet? Daily signals to your brain with something sweet has to have an effect outside the studies here. I get the whole blood sugar thing – but what about trained interest in sweet foods vs. vegetables, etc.
Our family (wife and kids especially) seem to treat Stevia as a panacea of health and pleasure in eating. But what about long term effects of daily sweet consumption on your dietary interests? This seems to get missed.
I’ve wondering No one has talked about an alternate for Stevia.
For those that can not tolerate it.
What about Xylitor made from Pure Birch.
What is your comment on Xylitor.
how do i download this info ?
i started today bt i think its good
A highly researched and well presented article. very informative and gained a lot of insight of stevis.Thanks
I started using Stevia In the Raw a few months ago. Quite honestly, it doesn’t taste all that sweet (doesn’t remind me of sugar anyway), and it sort of has a flavor or aftertaste that isn’t the greatest, but I have just been making myself get used to it by using a half packet and a half teaspoon of real sugar (which I figure is better than two tsps of sugar that I had been using, per cup of coffee). But lately I’ve been feeling very bloated. All I could think of that has been different the past few months or has changed in my diet has been the addition to the Stevie in the Raw. But I noticed the ingredients in Stevie in the Raw are dextrose and then stevia leaf extract. So I am thinking maybe it’s the dextrose causing the bloating? I think I will try a different stevia, one where that is the only ingredient and see if that is better.
As for allergies, I have many. And I thought I was allergic to ragweed. I get awful allergies end of summer and into fall. But I have not noticed any symptoms from the stevia. Although I am usually very congested and have lots of mucus and sinus draining in general. Maybe I am more allergic to the golden rod then, rather than ragweed? I don’t know. I never thought daisies or marigolds bothered me. So now I am clueless about that. I just know end of summer starts awful allergies for me. Including bad spacey head and fatigue. I have not felt that from the stevia though.
STEVIA (Sugar Substitute) and Impact. Please aware Stevia leaf can cause severe hypersensitivity / stevia can cause a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. Yday I had mistakenly drink one cup of stevia mixed tea, made me to suffer a lot finally got admitted to Fortis ICU for one day. Seen the HELL for 6 hours. STEVIA contains two primary steviol glycosides – stevioside and rebaudioside. Rebaudioside is the sweetest (350-450 times the sweetness of table sugar) and least bitter part of the leaf, while stevioside (250-300 times the sweetness of table sugar) has that bitter aftertaste many people complain about. I am one of complaining about STEVIA LEAF due to saw hell after having 1 cup (150ml) of stevia Tea.
After consuming experienced severe panic attack, whole body blood sucking to head feeling, did not able move body parts even fingers and neck, hands became pale color like no blood. aching and sore muscles, felt of numbness of hands and legs (might allergic), heavy dizziness, whole body had hives, shortness of breath, wheezing, whole body become weakness, mouth dried, blood pressure peaked to 148/96, got severe panic attack and decreased the appetite till now. Still whole body is burning sensation, still anxiety coming due to still body contains stevia in my body and quickly getting relaxed from librax 0.5 tablet.
One Stevia leaf is equivalent to 40 spoons of sugar cane sugar. consuming stevia can lead to feelings of nausea and a misleading sensation of fullness in some people,Stevia contains steviosides, which may irritate your stomach and cause other problems for the digestive system, including, bloating and a decreased appetite. Hypertension, vomiting, dry mouth, very much tired from head to toe. European Union is banned Stevia and its product due to its changes Chromosome DNA. STEVIA LEAF contains steviol glycosides that mutagenic compounds that may cause DNA mutations and promote cancer.
After the incident learned that no substitute sugar or any food. I DO NOT RECOMMEND TO ANY PERSON STEVIA LEAF. MIGHT BENEFIT ONE FOR FEW, BUT DAMAGES MORE AT LARGE.
I am simply a consumer of Stevia so I have no medical knowledge beyond the normal amount most people do, however it sounds to me as if you had a raging allergic reaction to it.
I have been using it exclusively for about 6 months when I have tea, or anything that I can add a sweetener to. I also do Slim Fast shakes for breakfast. The one that has only 1 gram of sugar in it. So I usually add a half a packet of Stevia in with my Slimfast, milk, vanilla and ice.
I notice that I am not as moody when I use it, however when I used white granulated sugar, I was moody, irritable and craved more sweets.
In this day and age, I feel like if we use any sugar product, we are messing with our health. Sad state of affairs, in my opinion but look what they have been doing to food for decades.
I would just simply not use it since you had such a bad reaction to it.
I have a son-in-law who is allergic to many foods, and it is awful when he has a reaction.
I agree with you. I thought I was going through ptsd.
There needs to be a warning on stevia.r
Is stevia bad for you if you’re a little toddler? My little daughter loves shakes, but I’m trying to get her off sugar. If stevia health risks (those allergy things you mentioned) are too common, perhaps I shouldn’t put her on it? I personally use it without any problems. I even found out that ice cream tastes *better* with it than with sugar (I can’t say the same about coffee, unfortunately, because the flavor isn’t too nice). So anyway, is stevia healthy and safe for little kids too?
What is stevia made from anyway? It it just the plant or do they add some more stuff to it?
Stevia, by itself, is just a plant. However, stevia side effects usually appear when some brands add chemical additives to it, or when the consumer is allergic to it. If you buy stevia, SweetLeaf is the safest bet.
Thank you so much for all the work you put into this!!!!
“Their hypertension situation improved and there were no reported or detected side effects. Interesting enough, less patients in the stevioside-group developed left ventricular hypertrophy, a pathological thickening of the heart muscle.”
BTW, that should be “fewer patients.”
Thanks again!
Anytime, Bob! And thanks, just fixed it.
Is it better to not have sugar or stevia
It’s better to minimize sugar consumption as much as possible.
I have used Stevia for years and have tried many brands. The least favorite was Vitacost brand; it had a nasty taste (not after-taste, just a nasty taste) to it. My favorite is the NOW brand of stevia. They have glycerite (more like a syrup consistency) or regular (runny like water). they use organic stevia rebaudiana extract from the leaf. It has no taste except for sweet and no after taste. I use it in koolaid and the kids can’t tell that I didn’t use sugar. Us it in everything I want some sweet in. Great product. Have never suffered any side effects.
I have been using Stevia in the raw in my coffee for 4 months now, started drinking BAI which has Stevia in it and just purchased truvia a couple weeks ago and have been putting that on my cereal. 4 mths ago I started to get a rash on my fingers, hands and face. Then it moved to my nose and mouth and neck and scalp. Now it’s everywhere! It is horrible and itchy and feels like I am on fire. My derm says I have lupus and to see a rhuematologist. The Rhuem agrees and puts me on a medication that can cause blindness! I had to get clearance from my eye dr to take it. The allergist says it’s the worst rash he has seen, but doesn’t know what it is from. I thought and thought about what has changed since May. Well, by the grace of God it came to me. STEVIA is the change I have made. I have been ingesting lots of it! Just by chance I had my husband check the side effects on line and if you are allergic to RAGWEED, you can have serious side effects from STEVIA! I am allergic to ragweed! HOW did any of my doctors not pick up on this???????????????? I am stopping all stevia as of this morning. If I get better as the days go by I am going to be PISSED at all of these doctors! IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO RAGWEED NEVER TAKE STEVIA OR ANYTHING WITH STEVIA IN IT!!!!!!!!
I greatly appreciated all the effort put into this article..Ill be visiting your site often for sure! I have been using Stevia concentrate drops in my coffee for probably the past 10-12 mos. (44 years old, only child thats 12 and very active). I love coffee but could not enjoy it without sugar as much as I tried!I rarely eat sugar outside of that. Needless to say I have had no side effects whatsoever other than having a decrease in the effect I feel after the coffee. (which I enjoy..it just wakes me up instead of making me feel a bit shaky and anxious). Clearly studies on topics like this are extremely difficult to confirm and I personally do not see how testing things on rats can correlate to humans in any way. I have never understood that bc the same contributing factors to the effect do not apply- ever. Either way- I love how you pulled all of this together and I greatly respect your opinion- so thank you! I feel better about using it now and more educated. :)
Jules
My husband is from Paraguay and we were able to get quite a bit of natural stevia both in liquid and dried plant form. I must say, I did not care for it for a long time. Always making things way too sweet. However, I have stopped buying white sugar (I used a lot of sugar) and switched to coconut sugar and use much less than I ever did with white sugar. But one thing I really like is four drops of liquid stevia into a glass of seltzer water. Sometimes with a little lemon. I grew some in my garden one year, but it was more fun than practical.
I have been using Stavia for over month so far and find all my joints are aching, my knees, my hands, my neck, my back. I did not know what it was from so I am going to stop using it and see if my condition improves.
I had the anaphylaxis reaction with Stevia. I couldn’t swallow, then I couldn’t breathe, and then ended up in the ER. I didn’t know what had happened but when I read this article and stopped drinking the soda Zevia I didn’t have anymore problems. I am an asthmatic and I am allergic to everything. So needless to say I am also allergic to Stevia. It is unfortunate because I really liked the soda. If anyone has any other suggestions for soda I would greatly appreciate it.
I bought Great Value stevia extract to use on my oatmeal instead of sugar. By the second bite, my left jaw and left arm went completely numb. I thought I was having a stroke. Those symptoms subsided in about a minute. But now I have tingly toes and fingers plus diarrhea. I have IBS-d. So maybe inulin was an ingredient in the very small print which I could not read.
I am blown away how some people continue to use stevia when they are having adverse reactions. Stop using it. It is not for you. On one occasion I felt my blood pressure was elevated but I don’t know whether it was definitely related to stevia use, so I continue to use it.
I read your post and immediately contacted the SweetLeaf company to enquire as to the source of their stevia. I used it for years. The relevant factor for me originally using this company’s product was a belief was sourced from South America.
Although transparent information is nowhere to be found on their current web site, SweetLeaf stevia is indeed sourced from China.
Interesting note: As I have purchase the liquid and powdered forms from Amazon.com over the years, I found that when I went to post my findings to provide facts to other consumers, Amazon refused to allow my negative review, and therefore it appears I am thwarted in sharing this with others.
Here is the enquiry and response, I hope it is helpful for you as you gather factual information.
I wrote to the company 26 October 2016:
Request (#7801):
Message: Do you use stevia sourced from China?
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Atiana Bowyer (Wisdom Natural Brands)
Our stevia comes from China, and the products are manufactured in the U.S..
Thank you,
Atiana Bowyer
Customer Service Representative
Wisdom Natural Brands
이 훌륭한 기사와 모든 의견을 가져 주셔서 감사합니다. 나는 여러 종류의 순수하고 유기적 인 스테비아를 사용했습니다. - 메스꺼움과 입안에서의 최악의 맛, 그리고 목구멍에서의 두통 등 매번 같은 반응을 얻습니다. 조금이라도 스테비아가 있으면, 그것은 나에게 독과 같은 맛이납니다. 맛은 너무 끔찍해서 설명 할 수도 없다. aspertame처럼하지만 훨씬 더. 이 반응을 들어 본 적이 있습니까?
어떤 사람들은 다른 잎이 많은 물질에 알레르기가 있습니다. 그러한 사람들은 STEVIA에서도 알레르기 반응을 나타낼 수 있습니다. 그들은 조합으로 시도 할 수 있습니다.
LIQUID와 POWDERED Stevia의 차이점을 생각해보십시오.
액체 형태는 일반적으로 분말 형태의 사용을 따르는 쓴 맛이 없다. 성분을 추가 할 가능성이 적습니다.
주석이 어떤 형식이 사용되었는지 명확하게 밝히는 것이 도움이 될 수 있습니다.
Dana Carpenter, 저 훌륭한 foodie 및 저탄 수화물 조리법 전문가는 액체 모양을 추천합니다.
필자는 수년 간 갈망하는 설탕을 마셨다. (중독자) 또한 3 년에서 4 년 전에 당뇨병으로 진단받은 25 년 동안 항산 정제를 먹었다. Stevia (유기농 만)와 15kg을 잃는 데 도움이되는 운동을 발견했습니다. 내 혈당 수치가 7.9에서 4.9로 떨어졌습니다. 나의 ldl 수치는 3에서 1.4로, hdl은 1에서 1.5로 떨어졌습니다. 콜레스테롤은 5.4이었고 3.2로 변경되었습니다. 이 놀라운 스테비아 공장이 아니라면 나는 그것을 할 수 없었습니다.
Such a great article and so good to read the results of consumption from so many folks. Very helpful. I am a sugar addict. Truthfully. If there was an AA for sugar, I’d join. I can’t stop once I start. I think a lot of us are that way thanks for the S.A.D. food industry. So, I went sugar free almost a year ago. And yes, I went through some awful withdrawal. I tried to learn how to cook with Stevia and yes, I blindly bought Truvia without reading the ingredient list. Within a day, I was experiencing constant mild headaches. And no, I am not allergic to Ragweed – as far as I know anyway. (I’m sure I’d know, living in the flora and fauna headquarters of the United States – the humid deep south) I’ve tried organic Stevia products with the same headache side effect. So, I just figured I’m going to have to accept no sugar in my food now – with the exception of fruits. But the, I tried an organic chocolate called Lily Chocolate that uses Organic Stevia. I limited myself to maybe 4-6 little squares a day as a treat. No headache. BUT, one day when I ended up nibbling on the whole bar over the period of one day, I ended up sitting on the throne the next day. I, too, am careful with what I eat due to IBS symptoms (never been formally diagnosed – but I am certain a gastro doc would listen to my symptoms, run $1000 worth of tests and sit me down and say, “….yep – IBS……” and receive the bill a month later…) So, after binging on an entire bar of Lily Chocolate, the IBS reared it’s ugly revenge. SO……hmmm…..I guess in SMALL moderation or eventually just learn to eat an apple for the sweet of the day. It could be worse.
BTW-I dropped 18lbs in 6 months just by going sugar free. That’s all I did. Bloating and inflammation and achiness and swollen joints and stiffness ALL disappeared. I have zero aches and pains now. I look and feel slimmer than I ever have in my life. My husband pulled out our wedding pics and noted I’m slimmer than when we got married 30 years ago – and like all young brides, I starved myself to fit into that skinny dress to say “I DO”! I can fit into some very nice very slimming clothes now! Sugar is the devil.
Stevia doesn’t raise your blood sugar but it raises your “hormone Insulin” so you will gain weight and is bad for people who want to lose weight ! best ting you can do is give up all sweeteners ! give up your addiction to sweet poison ! who says life is fair ? I have a question. Which is worse, millions of of poor Africans starving to death or Millions of Americans Eating them selves to death ?…Americans eating to death are worse, because they actually “can make a “choice” not to eat too much. They’re lacking of self control , “”discipline”” . Those poor Africans do not have choices but to starve.
The biggest problem with controlling diabetes and weight through diet is the lazy human variable. You can lead a horse to water but cant force them to drink. Most people rather eat fast food , factory frozen food ,protein powder made in china full of casein ,
pills or shoot insulin than to change their shitty eating habits. We live in an “instant gratification”
society full of people with 0 discipline or work ethic.
Sad but true …..
“Fasting” and “intermediate fasting” is the cure (controlling insulin)……. for those people who are over weight
and UN-healthy , you should get
this book by Dr. Jason Fung from Toronto Canada his book will cure
obesity and type two diabetes the book is called ; The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss , go to Amazon and check the reviews ; https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight/dp/1771641258
if you want to lose weight watch your intake of carbs, but be careful since the equivalent of 12
teaspoons
of sugar happens very quickly.
For example:
• 1 cup of milk equals = 2 teaspoons of sugar
• 1 cup of rice (cooked) equals = 9 teaspoons of sugar
• 1 banana equals equals = 5 teaspoons of sugar
• 1 baked potato equals = 7 teaspoons of sugar
• 1 sweet potato = 8 teaspoons of sugar
• 1 cup of strawberries equals = 2.5 teaspoons of sugar (low sugar)
• 1/2grapefruit = 2 teaspoons of sugar
– Coca cola (one can) – 8.25 teaspoons of sugar
– Raisin Bran cereal – 7.75 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams)
– Grapes fruit – 4 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams)
– Tomatoes – 0.7 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams)
– 1 Muffin (one chocolate chip muffin) – 4.75 teaspoons of sugar
– Special K cereal – 3 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams)
– Corn Flakes – 2.4 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams)
– Alpen cereal – 5.75 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams)
– Mangos fruit – 3.2 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams)
– A cup of seedless prunes has, in effect, 25 teaspoons of sugar !
Scientists find in comparing the sugar levels in the blood after the
consumption of a snickers bar that has 8.5 teaspoons of sugar the same
as two bread slices ! . The sugar equivalent is of 1 large bagel a
whopping 12 teaspoons of sugar !
Lastly, it is worth noting that there are many breads that a single
slice of which will raise your blood sugar more than a US Snickers bar
(which has a GI of 68/97)…if the Glycemic Index can be believed. You
can browse the table yourself to see. I’ve included some of the more
interesting ones below.
Breads that have a higher Glycemic Index than a Snickers bar:
Also don’t eat fruit if your plan is to lose weight ; all fruit will cause your insulin to go up .Every morning Instead eat one lime or lemon (organic) with warm filtered water everyday , natural vitamin c from lime or lemons make your arteries strong and healthy and cleans your liver and kidneys water and lemon (warm) cold water is bad for your liver .
If you have heart disease take 1000 mg of magnesium every day and watch this video about heart disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn MD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYTf0z_zVs0
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The more meat and dairy you eat the more fat you eat and alcohol you
drink ; The more weight you gain . Fat and alcohol creates more Estrogen
in your body …more Estrogen in the body more weight you gain …and
The more hormone-cancers like breast cancer and prostate cancer.The
solution is to eat a plant base organic diet (Vegetarian ) coffee ,
sweets, beer , junk food , red meat dairy raises your estrogen in the
body . Vegetarian diet and exercise will bring down estrogen . life is
about the choice you make in life ! alcohol , red meat ,
dairy & fat equals = estrogen————more estrogen in your body
equals = lots of weight gain Vegetarian plant base diet , no sugar, no wheat , no
alcohol , no coffee , and exercise every day is the solution to lose
weight and bring down estrogen . if you’re not
born with the skinny gene ! than you have only one solution eating low
fat healthy diet and exercise .and sleep 9 hours at least , go to bed
early so your hormones are not out of control . I you don’t get good
sleep you will not lose weight . you must fast , and not eat every hour
.control your insulin ! You must not use any type of sweetners , no
Stevia either , Stevia also raises your insulin and you gain weight !
no sugar no sweeteners .Insulin resistance comes primarily sugar ,carbs and from the fat we eat . fat accumulates in the pancreas ducts and slowly you become insulin resistant… Eat a organic whole food plant based diets are very low in fat and the fat we wear.. being over fat causes fats to be put into the blood and recirculated back to fat cells. Although a bit over simplified this characterization of the problem helps persons understand why by cutting fats out of their diet their serum glucoses improve quickly. As they lose fat off their body and get down to normal weight and they continue to improve but more gradually .
“Chicken poultry” ; contains a “virus” that cause “obesity” “google chicken virus causes obesity : don’t eat chicken , red meat or any dairy . Eat organic and only eat two meals a day . Intermediate fasting will shrink your stomach naturally ; when you’re hungry eat “resistant starches” like half green banana , Artichokes , “barley” is great it will make you full and is so healthy, Use Barley instead of rice or cereals .Eat barley every day make sure its organic and sleep 10 hours a night ,
if you can’t sleep at night take start with1mg for the firt week then you can take more until body gets used to mealtonin . I take 6 mg of melatonin on empty stomach 2 hour before bed time .Melatonin will bring down estrogen and help you lose weight and help you with insulin resistant and many other diseases high doses of melatonin kills cancer cells . If you are over 40 you should take melatonin every night , Melatonin also kills cancer cells . If you’re over the age of 50 yrs old you can take 50 mg. of DHEA hormone will give you energy and help you lose weight ,,.40 mg. of zinc also good for older folks . black seeds are very good also good for inflammation
. and last do light weights Walk 12 thousand steps a day after dinner .Don’t over exercise or it will make you over eat .and last don’t eat chocolate , chocolate is a stimulant .
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i am wondering if all the people complaining about xylitol are using too muchtoo soon. I had to switch my son off of all simple carbs because of seizures. I put him on xylitol and of course i wouldn’t give him anything i did’t try and research. We use the birch type not the corn type. We had to work our way up with our xylitol dosage. we had to start small to give our gut a chance to get used to it. I found out the hard way when i made sweet tea and we were all stuck to the toilet. After better research, i realized my error and started giving the kids a pinch to taste every day, working up to a little sprinkle on cereal or a tiny sprinkle in juice then gradually adding more to the cereal until i was able to bake and cook with it. Now we can use it with no problem. It was a hassle at first to get our body accustomed to it, but it was worth it. After eliminating simple carbs and replacing sugar with xylitol, my son is seizure free and not on medicine othe than Charlotte’s web hemp drops.
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I just discovered I am allergic to Stevia. I use the TRUVIA brand, and it has been responsible for allergic conditions which put me in the emergency room with flu like symptoms. I was released as community acquired pneumonia, but not at all based on lab work i.e. it could have been anything. Turns out the ER visit coincides with my starting TRUVIA as part of a weight loss campaign. Unbelievable. I have had two thoracentesis (draining of lung sacs), chronic dry cough, onset asthma, runny nose and never once thought to suspect the TRUVIA, until, that is, I stopped using it briefly two days ago and just like that cough and runny nose disappeared. To think that for months I was suffering at 50% lung capacity, diagnosed with RAD, given an inhaler, and was drinking gallons of herbal tea with TRUVIA trying to get the cough to go away. In fact, all I was doing is perpetuating the cough, and most likely exacerbating my pleural effusions, of which there is NO explanation for occurring. I am without a doubt allergic to ragweed, always have been. This morning, I used TRUVIA in my coffee, after two days of no symptoms. I literally started coughing before even finishing the cup and my nose is running.
나는 스테비아를 전에 가지지 않았다. .... 나는 인공 감미료의 98 %에 알레르기가있다 ... 나는 항상 주간 간식으로 약식 Kisko Mr. Freezie를 가지고있다. 약 1 주일 전에 나는 입 냄새가 나는 위장, 두통, 끔찍한 맛에 시달리기 시작했다. 입이 신맛 나는 우유처럼 맛이났다), 내 신경통이 심해지고 설사가 일어났다. 나는 내가 먹고 있었던 무언가에 apsertame 또는 무엇인가 얻고 있을지도 모른다라고 생각했다. 모든 포장 재료를 살펴본 후 Kisko Mr. Freezie의 최신 상자에 Stevia Extract가 추가 된 것으로 나타났습니다. 그 전에 모든 패키지에는 설탕이 없었습니다. 다른 감미료는 없었습니다. 그들은 자신의 웹 사이트 또는 페이스 북 페이지에서 자신의 제품의 공식을 변경하고 작은 성분 목록을 읽지 않는 한 Stevia를 추가했다는 것을 패키지에 나타내지 않았습니다. 그래서 나는 내가 더 이상 먹을 수없는 설탕 이외의 감미료가 들어있는 것들 (최근에 빠르게 자라는 것 같다)의 목록에 추가해야하는 항목이 하나 더 있다고 생각합니다. 껌을 99 % 기침 시럽, 사탕의 일부, 일부 초콜릿, 특정 요거트, 지금은 냉동고 그리고 아마도 대부분의 팝콘 요법. 사람들은 여름철에 즐길 수있는, 그들은 심지어 약물에 코팅에 감미료를 넣어 : (예 : 월마트 브랜드 쉬운 탭 tylenol) 및 이름이 TUMS의 많은 인공 감미료가 포함되어 있습니다. 이제 냉동고와 아마 대부분의 팝콘이 요법을합니다. 사람들은 여름철에 즐기기 때문에 약물에 코팅제에 감미료를 넣습니다. (예를 들어 walmart 브랜드의 easy tab tylenol)와 이름이없는 TUMS의 많은 부분에는 인공 감미료가 들어 있습니다. 이제 냉동고와 아마 대부분의 팝콘이 요법을합니다. 사람들은 여름철에 즐길 수있는, 그들은 심지어 약물에 코팅에 감미료를 넣어 : (예 : 월마트 브랜드 쉬운 탭 tylenol) 및 이름이 TUMS의 많은 인공 감미료가 포함되어 있습니다.
나는 그들이 제품을 바꾸거나 성분을 첨가 할 때 광고 할 것을 바란다. (나는 천천히 악화되었다. 왜냐하면 그들이 그것을 바꾼 이후로 나는 (나는 내가 사용하는 것들의 패키지를 읽기 시작할 때까지 병원에 갈 준비가되어 있었다. 정기적으로.
스테비아 모두 때때로 실제 설탕없는 몇 가지 갈 수있는 유일한 방법입니다 :(
방금 내가 가지고있는 TRUVIA 항아리를 확인했습니다. 영양 표시에는 "1/3 티스푼 (1.5g) 당 2g의 에리스리톨이 들어 있습니다. 따라서 스테이크와 스테로이드 소량은 컵에 마술처럼 나타납니다.
수년 전에, 스테비아가 처음 시장에 출시되었을 때, 내 친구가 우리 차에 그렇게하기로 결정했습니다. 거의 즉시 나는 삼키는 데 어려움을 겪기 시작했습니다. 응급실은 그 당시 알레르기 반응을 믿을 수 없다는 믿음 때문에 도움이되지 못했습니다. 간호사로서 나는 알레르기 반응의 증상을 알고 있습니다. 점점 더 안 좋았던 것은 아니었기 때문에 나는 그것을 기다려야한다는 것을 알았지 만 우리는 응급실 대기실에서 기다렸다. 나는 stevia가 알레르기를 일으킨다는 것을 항상 알고 있었지만 당신의 기사 덕분에 왜 지금 알레르기가 있는지 알 수 있습니다. 나는 또한 ragweed에 알레르기가 있습니다. 말할 필요도없이 나는 인기가 높아지고 있고 알려진 많은 이름 때문에 점점 더 어려워지고있는 스테비아를 피했습니다. 나는 단지 납득해야만 할 것 같아.
일주일에 5 일 동안 스테비아와 함께 달게되는 준비된 오트밀을 2 달간 먹은 후에 나는 심한 변비를 일으켰습니다. 이것은 나의 유일한 식생활과 생활 방식의 변화였습니다. 내 내장은 문자 그대로 막 작동을 멈췄다. 나는 오늘 오트밀에서 갈거야. Dr. 박사는 방해받지 않았 음을 보여주었습니다. 스테비아의 순도를 알지 못했지만 맛이 쓴맛을 남겼습니다.
스테비아는 스테로이드처럼 구성되어 있습니다. 그것은 몸에 스테로이드 효과를 가질 수 있습니다.
그 외에는 스테비아가 설탕에 대한 열망을 안겨줍니다. 나는 스테비아를 포함한 무언가를 먹은 후에 과자를 먹고 마시 게됩니다. 첨가 된 설탕을 포기 한 후에, 나는 더 이상 설탕을 간절히 원합니다.