RE:What kind of drug is Stevia???

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The Stevia PILL I am referring to is a product of the same plant - the

Stevia plant, but in a different form - hasn't been fiddled with to become

the sweetener, rather it is the leaf itself, compressed and shaped into

pills. Now that I'm off the road for at least a few weeks I am going to

give it a good try and see if taking it in pill form helps reduce the

craving for sweet things.

I don't know what to use to sweeten my nearly de-caf tea... aspartame

doesn't work for long in hot beverages and can't be used for cooking

anything that needs to be heated. The stuff in pink has a pretty strong

aftertaste for me.... And I guess they all have extenders in them that add

more to the carb count, too. *sigh*

Regards,

What kind of drug is Stevia???

>Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 23:17:32 EDT

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>What is Stevia? Someone had mentioned that they are taking it to try to

>decrease their cravings for sugar and carbs...I have never heard of

>it...does

>it work...where do you buy it??? Thanx in advance

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>Alvie

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[Guest guest]

Have you ever tried Splenda? My mom is type II diabetic and uses this..

I've tried it in my coffee and what not. It's not like sugar, but not like

the scary chemicals in aspartame and saccharine either.. it's derived from

sugar. It's what they use in Pepsi One, etc...

www.splenda.com

RE:What kind of drug is Stevia???

The Stevia PILL I am referring to is a product of the same plant - the

Stevia plant, but in a different form - hasn't been fiddled with to become

the sweetener, rather it is the leaf itself, compressed and shaped into

pills. Now that I'm off the road for at least a few weeks I am going to

give it a good try and see if taking it in pill form helps reduce the

craving for sweet things.

I don't know what to use to sweeten my nearly de-caf tea... aspartame

doesn't work for long in hot beverages and can't be used for cooking

anything that needs to be heated. The stuff in pink has a pretty strong

aftertaste for me.... And I guess they all have extenders in them that add

more to the carb count, too. *sigh*

Regards,