Comments on: Stevia-based Sweetener Truvia Gets FDA Nod

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:09:49 +0000

Splenda was touted as a safe ” natural sugar substitute ” made from sugar but no calories. Now everyone says its bad for your health. Sugar is made from a plant so shouldn’t Splenda be as safe as sugar. Why is everyone so certain Stevia is safe? From what I have been reading you guys think all sugar substitutes are dangerous. Come on people, there are many more things out there that we all consume or breathe that are far worse. Bottled water absorbs the chemicals of the plastic when exposed to heat but I see people walking around drinking them. I don’t drink bottled water because it produces an unnecessary waste, plastic containers. We should be more worried about the air quality of our planet than a non calorie sweetener that hundreds of thousands of people use everyday with out dropping dead. Quit being alarmists and just live our lives one glorious day at a time because it could end at any time. Then would it really matter if you used nutrasweet for the last ten years if it was a car hitting you that caused your death not the nutrasweet or what ever sugar substitute you used. Don’t you have better & more useful things to do with your lives than trying to scare the Diabetic community.They depend on these products to live a some what normal life.

By: Anne Michaelson

Anne Michaelson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:21:35 +0000

I thought Stevia, being plant based, was the safest
sugar substitute in the world. Now I read that, as
in other sugar subs, large amounts given to animals Can cause problems. So I hope there are on
going studies with humans so we’ll know exactly how safe it is.

By: PureVia vs. Truvia « Preventionrd's Blog

PureVia vs. Truvia « Preventionrd's Blog — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:46:00 +0000

[...] Clears Use of Herb as Sweetener. The Wall Street Journal. December 18, 2008. [2]. Stevia-based Sweetener Truvia Gets FDA Nod. Stevia Cafe. [3]. PureVia website. [4]. Truvia [...]

By: vanessa Pytlewski

vanessa Pytlewski — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:18:50 +0000

Sweet N Low is saccharin not Aspartame. The world of deadly sweeteners is scary enough without you confusing things more.

By: Jones Brooks

Jones Brooks — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:51:16 +0000

I am so glad that the companys that you list are looking at stevia as an alternative to the other stuff. I have been a user of stevia for quite awhile now and have tried to avoid splenda and the other sweetners. I think it is time that the FDA approve something that is not harmful for a change, but as you stated anything in excess can be harmful. I just appreciate the naturalness of stevia as a alternative sweetner, and don’t forget about agave.