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Stevia rebaudiana known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia is used as a Sweetener s and sugar substitute. Stevia has become a staple in the diets of healthy minded individuals.
With its extracts is up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar. Medical research has also shown possible benefits of stevia in treating obesity and high blood pressure.
Stevia has been granted GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status. This has o pened up the doors to put in the market a safe natural alternative to all sugar, high fructose corn syrup and chemically derived substitutes. This is another hopeful step in helping you on your way to a healthier diet.
It presents these great advantages over saccharine:
1. Non toxic, but healthful, as shown by long experience.
2. It is a sweetening agent of great power.
3. It can be employed directly in its natural state, (pulverized leaves).
4. It is cheaper than saccharine.
5. Adding stevia in one's diet can help them lose weight.