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Daily Fit Tip: Switch to Stevia

Posted on Feb 22nd 2007 6:00AM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Daily Fit Tip

Let's face it: sugar is bad for us. It's comprised of empty calories that don't give up an energy and end up being stored as fat. We know this by now. So what's the alternative for those of us that have a serious sweet tooth? Artificial sweeteners? Nah – they're often said to be just as bad for us, even toxic, and I find that they leave me feeling bloated. But there's a natural low-cal sweetener out there that you may have heard of: Stevia. So if we could switch from sugar to stevia, we would probably see a pretty big change in our weightloss. What do you think?

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Tags: low cal, LowCal, stevia, sugar, sweetener

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SJ 2-28-2007 @ 9:10AM

Stevia is incredible and it has been around for quite awhile. I believe it has never caught on because the sugar cane is big business and artificial sweeteners are funded through pharmecuticals..........too bad too because it showed good promise for those who are diabetic.

Jenny 2-22-2007 @ 8:28AM

I totally agree! It would also help if we could get food manufactutres to quit using corn syrup in everything we eat. I believe it is to blame for a lot of the obesity problem in the U.S..

Tim UF 2-22-2007 @ 2:21PM

I havent had a chance to have a try at Stevia. I know that of the artificial sweeteners i have tried, that equal is the only one that doesn;t give me an upset stomach.

I also wish for the end of H-F C.S. And for the end of MSG (and all of its pseudonyms).