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Stevia For Diabetes, Inflammation And Even Cancer in 'Natural Medicine Box', July 4, 2015

Excerpts:
"Stevia is a 100% natural sweetener extracted from the leaf of the Stevia plant where other sweeteners are chemically produced. Stevia rebaudiana is a South American shrub"

"The secret of its sweetness lies in the fact that the plant accumulates and contains a compound substance – stevioside. This substance is made of glucose, sucrose, steviol and other compounds. At the present time, stevioside is the sweetest natural product. In its pure form stevioside is 300 times sweeter than sugar. Until recently, the FDA has prohibited the sweetener from use in foods in the United States or Europe in order to promote the sales of aspartame, a artificial chemical sweetener, which has never been shown to be safe for human consumption. "

"Stevia was found to contain different antioxidants including apigenin, kaempferol and quercitrin. Researchers have discovered stevia extracts’ ability to protect DNA strands against damage by hydroxide radicals. Additionally, Webmd.com suggests that stevia could lower high blood pressure by using between 750-1500 mg of stevioside each day.

Also Stevia contains no calories and will not raise blood sugars. In fact, the research has showed that stevia is an insulin sensitizer that can aid in glucose tolerance and clearance after a meal. Stevia has been used by the Japanese for years in the treatment of type 2 diabeties. One of the most recent studies which was performed on fructose-fed rats, has showed that a single instance of oral stevioside increased insulin sensitivity and reduced postprandial blood glucose in a dose-dependent manner."

Article at:
http://www.naturalmedicinebox.net/stevia-for-diabetes-inflammation-and-even-cancer/