Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Anyone on this list knowledgeable about Stevia? -- Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD. http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Depends what you want to know about it. How to grow it? I can help. susan the RD and horticulturist On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Renata Oliveira Mangrum < nurturingnotes@...> wrote: > Anyone on this list knowledgeable about Stevia? > > -- > Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD. > http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com > http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Depends what you want to know about it. How to grow it? I can help. susan the RD and horticulturist On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Renata Oliveira Mangrum < nurturingnotes@...> wrote: > Anyone on this list knowledgeable about Stevia? > > -- > Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD. > http://nurturingnotes.blogspot.com > http://infantfeedinghistory.blogspot.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/renatamangrum > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 HI-Re: stevia, the CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest), a non-profit organization that lobbies for " truth in labeling, " food safety, etc. has alot to say against stevia, here is one excerpt from their website, but do a search for CSPI, put in stevia in their search box, and several of their articles come up, stevia is now being added to diet sodas, which is a concern, because of the past inconclusive studies that show possible DNA damage, so the concern is cancer. I have read enough on stevia to NOT recommend it to patients and for use myself. Hope this helps. Here is the excerpt: " Why hasn’t the FDA approved stevia? “We don’t have enough data to conclude that the use [in food] would be safe,” the agency stated in 1994. The U.S. isn’t alone. Canada doesn’t allow food companies to add stevia to their products. Nor does the European Union. Last year, the scientific panel that reviews the safety of food ingredients for the EU concluded that stevioside is “not acceptable” as a sweetener because of unresolved concerns about its toxicity. In 1998, a United Nations expert panel came to essentially the same conclusion. That’s why you don’t see stevia on supermarket shelves next to the Sweet’N Low or Equal. But you can buy it in health food stores as a dietary supplement. The FDA has little control over supplements. " Sue Nichols NOTICE: This confidential message/attachment contains information intended for a specific individual(s) and purpose. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If received in error, please notify the sender and immediately delete the message. Thank you. Sue Nichols, MS/RD/CDE/CDN From: Renata Oliveira Mangrum <nurturingnotes@ gmail.com> Subject: Stevia To: rd-usayahoogroups (DOT) com Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 2:28 PM Anyone on this list knowledgeable about Stevia? -- Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD. http://nurturingnot es.blogspot. com http://infantfeedin ghistory. blogspot. com http://www.linkedin .com/in/renatama ngrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Thanks Sue. I didn't know what the actual concern about stevia was. Whether there was simply not enough evidence to support its use, or if there were some toxicity concern. The information you sent was sufficient to clarify that question. However, I would like to hear from Dawn as to why she uses and recommends it. I am always open to hearing evidence from both sides. Renata On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Sue Nichols, RD/CDE/CDN < suegoshen@...> wrote: > HI-Re: stevia, the CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest), a > non-profit organization that lobbies for " truth in labeling, " food safety, > etc. has alot to say against stevia, here is one excerpt from their website, > but do a search for CSPI, put in stevia in their search box, and several of > their articles come up, stevia is now being added to diet sodas, which is a > concern, because of the past inconclusive studies that show possible DNA > damage, so the concern is cancer. I have read enough on stevia to NOT > recommend it to patients and for use myself. Hope this helps. Here is the > excerpt: > " Why hasn't the FDA approved stevia? " We don't have enough data to conclude > that the use [in food] would be safe, " the agency stated in 1994. The U.S. > isn't alone. Canada doesn't allow food companies to add stevia to their > products. Nor does the European Union. > Last year, the scientific panel that reviews the safety of food ingredients > for the EU concluded that stevioside is " not acceptable " as a sweetener > because of unresolved concerns about its toxicity. In 1998, a United Nations > expert panel came to essentially the same conclusion. That's why you don't > see stevia on supermarket shelves next to the Sweet'N Low or Equal. But you > can buy it in health food stores as a dietary supplement. The FDA has little > control over supplements. " Sue Nichols > > > > NOTICE: This confidential message/attachment contains information intended > for a specific individual(s) and purpose. Any inappropriate use, > distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If received in error, please > notify the sender and immediately delete the message. Thank you. > > Sue Nichols, MS/RD/CDE/CDN > > > > From: Renata Oliveira Mangrum <nurturingnotes@ gmail.com> > Subject: Stevia > To: rd-usayahoogroups (DOT) com > Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 2:28 PM > > Anyone on this list knowledgeable about Stevia? > > -- > Renata Mangrum, MPH, RD. > http://nurturingnot es.blogspot. com > http://infantfeedin ghistory. blogspot. com > http://www.linkedin .com/in/renatama ngrum > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I do some work with PureVia all-natural, zero-calorie sweetener and thought I'd add to this conversation. The main sweetening ingredient in PureVia is all-natural Reb A (rebaudioside A), a high-purity extract of the sweetest component of the stevia plant. To date, a good deal of research referred to in the CSPI reviews focus on crude stevia extracts, as opposed to highly purified Reb A. It is important to note, that due to its high purity, Reb A does not have the plant material or other compounds found in other stevia-based products. Steviol glycosides are used to sweeten foods and beverages in several countries throughout the world and an extensive safety database of more 85 studies of Reb A (the purified stevia extract used in PureVia), steviol glycosides and steviol support the GRAS status for Reb A for use in tabletop sweeteners, beverages and cereals. Earlier this year two separate independent panels of internationally recognized scientific and medical experts confirmed that Reb A meets the GRAS criteria established by the FDA. In addition, steviol glycosides including Reb A have also been recognized as safe by other authoritative bodies, including the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO)/ (WHO) World Health Organization's Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ). According to limits set by these authoritative bodies, the Acceptable Daily Intake for Reb A is 12 mg/kg body weight/day, which is well above the Estimated Daily Intake for all proposed uses of Reb A (beverages, cereals, cereal bars and tabletop sweeteners) for average U.S. consumers of 2 mg/kg bw/day - 5 mg/kg bw/day. According to these standards a 150 lb. person could safely consume 30 packets of PureVia tabletop sweetener daily You can find out more about PureVia at http://www.purevia.com <http://www.purevia.com/> and http://www.pureviaforhealth.com <http://www.pureviaforhealth.com/> PureVia will be sending an educational mailing to select RDs in the near future. Please let me know if you'd like to be included on the mailing list. Sally Cummins Healy, MS, RD, CDE Vice President, Food and Nutrition Edelman 200 E. Randolph Street, Suite 6300 Chicago, IL 60601 (office) (cell) sally.cummins@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I do some work with PureVia all-natural, zero-calorie sweetener and thought I'd add to this conversation. The main sweetening ingredient in PureVia is all-natural Reb A (rebaudioside A), a high-purity extract of the sweetest component of the stevia plant. To date, a good deal of research referred to in the CSPI reviews focus on crude stevia extracts, as opposed to highly purified Reb A. It is important to note, that due to its high purity, Reb A does not have the plant material or other compounds found in other stevia-based products. Steviol glycosides are used to sweeten foods and beverages in several countries throughout the world and an extensive safety database of more 85 studies of Reb A (the purified stevia extract used in PureVia), steviol glycosides and steviol support the GRAS status for Reb A for use in tabletop sweeteners, beverages and cereals. Earlier this year two separate independent panels of internationally recognized scientific and medical experts confirmed that Reb A meets the GRAS criteria established by the FDA. In addition, steviol glycosides including Reb A have also been recognized as safe by other authoritative bodies, including the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO)/ (WHO) World Health Organization's Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ). According to limits set by these authoritative bodies, the Acceptable Daily Intake for Reb A is 12 mg/kg body weight/day, which is well above the Estimated Daily Intake for all proposed uses of Reb A (beverages, cereals, cereal bars and tabletop sweeteners) for average U.S. consumers of 2 mg/kg bw/day - 5 mg/kg bw/day. According to these standards a 150 lb. person could safely consume 30 packets of PureVia tabletop sweetener daily You can find out more about PureVia at http://www.purevia.com <http://www.purevia.com/> and http://www.pureviaforhealth.com <http://www.pureviaforhealth.com/> PureVia will be sending an educational mailing to select RDs in the near future. Please let me know if you'd like to be included on the mailing list. Sally Cummins Healy, MS, RD, CDE Vice President, Food and Nutrition Edelman 200 E. Randolph Street, Suite 6300 Chicago, IL 60601 (office) (cell) sally.cummins@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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