Re: Is this flavoring SCD legal?

[Guest guest]

Stevia and splenda are both SCD illegal. Splenda is most

maltodextrin which is an illegal starch.

THis is what is said about stevia on the BTVC offical web site.

Stevia

Elaine writes:

Stevia belongs to a family called Terpenoids. According to my book

called The Organic Constitutents of Higher Plants by Trevor ,

2nd edition, page 158, " This class of glycosides (terpenoids) often

have physiological effects on mammals and microorganisms. " Perhaps

the affect is good, perhaps it is bad; I don't know, but its

molecular structure resembles a steroid. It is not SCD™ legal.

Seth writes:

There are all kinds of steroids. The ones we take for IBD (ie

prednisone which mimicks cortisol) reduce inflammation and scale down

the immune system. But there are steroids that do the opposite. I

think the point is that plant steroids could have any number of

effect in humans and vice versa.

Elaine writes 26/7/04

My present opinion is that its similarity in molecular structure to a

steroid and limited research (on my part into it) results in my not

favoring it as a sweetener. However, if all else fails: people still

afraid of saccharin in spite of my showing that taking it off the

market was purely political so as to sell aspartame, or that people

have a phobia about anything made synthetically as saccharin is, in

spite of the fact that almost 100 years of its use by diabetic

specialists proved its safety - if after all that, these folks still

do not want to use it (and it can be obtained here in Canada under a

name of Hermesitas - then

I say, use stevia which has unknown physiological consequences if

they are determined to do so. Obviously, they are still afraid of

honey in spite of the fact that Dr. Haas recommended it and I know

its chemical composition and used at the beginning of the diet in

small amounts (and then can be used as desired in larger amounts).

The very people who have scared them away from honey have approved of

grains

which shows that they know little or no biochemistry.

Stevia may be used in minuscule amounts in supplements. - Elaine

10/11/04

You could try to mix it with something else like honey.

Hope this helps!

mother of Caden 2.5 years old, SCD since 2/05 and emmalynn 11

months old most SCD

Stevia

>

> Hi,

> We are about to embark on this diet and have a question about a

flavoring

> that we use to cover the taste of my son's lipo glutathione. It is

the low

> carb/no carb flavoring by www.Naturesflavors.com. It says that it

is vegan,

> kosher and gluten free. (I know splenda is not a good choice of

sweeteners,

> but they haven't released their stevia sweetened flavors yet...but

soon.) We

> use the lime and mandarin orange. Anyone know if it is? I am not

savvy

> enough yet to know by looking at what they list as ingrediants. TIA

> Leann

>