You can not believe it, but stevia extract stevioside is important about 300 times sweeter than sugar. Even the dried leaves at least 30 times sweeter than sugar. What is most surprising is that Stevia contains no calories, no sugar, no sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin or synthetic (better known as NutraSweet and Equal) and no negative effects on diabetics. More than that, many say it has several positive medical properties, although scientific studies have not yet been confirmed and to evaluate such requests.

Origin of Stevia
Stevia comes from two South American countries, Paraguay and Brazil. For hundreds of years, people have used to sweeten their drinks. However, several countries in the Far East, Southeast Asia, and cultivated and similar applications. China is currently the largest producer and Japan has used them extensively in their pickles and various other sweets. Japanese Diet Coke sweetener stevia a. Several other countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and India are also the maintenance of plants and their use.

The use of Stevia in the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration in the United States only as a food supplement and not approved as a food additive. It does not mention the aspect of Stevia sweetening the package label or in advertising. There is much controversy about the attitude of the FDA. Stevia is safe because the FDA has approved as a dietary supplement. A FDA authorities consider dangerous when it comes to the approval of stevia as a food additive? What is their logic? Has it something to do with lobbying by the powerful sugar industry against Stevia? Logic or no logic, which makes Canada and the European Union and the United States not allow Stevia as a food additive. Australia and Singapore are no different.

In all these countries, while not much heard of many toxic effects or other evidence of side effects of the widespread use of artificial sweeteners will find many objections to stevia, although based on insufficient data.

Toxicologists and other scientists have many unresolved concerns about stevia. There are a number of animal studies, which means that stevia inhibits sperm production in men, and because it shows females produce smaller babies. There are concerns about the carcinogenic properties of some derivatives of stevia. There are also suspicions that the grass has a negative effect on metabolism. However, in all these cases, you can not get a conclusive proof. Most of these applications are based on rumors and really unnecessary.

For years, scientists have claimed that Nutrasweet cause cancer, but not what they say is that tests on laboratory rats by injecting them is the equivalent of tens of servings per day below.

Pending approval
In the meantime, check out the many benefits that people have enjoyed with Stevia. These natural herbs, they say, is certainly beyond dispute. It is not toxic. Its use does not add calories to your body. Instead, they believe it reduces obesity and weight by reducing their level of craving for sweets. It prevents tooth decay.

Both advocate for diabetics and hypoglycemics, their balances blood sugar stevia. It improves metabolism. More than anything else, suggests that the sweetener stevia in their hands, none of its many known risks or side effects that the authorities are easily ignored.