Wednesday, July 18, 2007

'Sweet herb' (Stevia) may be green gold for Paraguay

The herb Stevia (why bother with the full Latin name????) is native to Paraguay and may be the future of competition for sugar.

It is a natural herb that has a long list of beneficial properties, being an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and an anti-bacterial agent useful in the battle against diabetes, high blood pressure and tooth decay. On top of that it's 300 times sweeter than sugar and NO CALORIES!!!

That being said, of course the FDA has restricted it's use in the US.

Only drugs that cause heart-attacks are approved by the agency that is swayed by lobbyists and industry paid consultants...in this case the sugar industry. (Sorry about that little bit of anger tinged commentary...)

Posted by Pete at 1:00 PM

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