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The Safety of Natural Sugar Substitutes

Cynthia Haines
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A question came up recently in response to my article on artificial sweeteners. The question was regarding the safety of Stevia, a "natural" no-calorie sweetener. So, what exactly are natural sugar substitutes and does natural always equal better? Let's take a look:   What are natural swe...
  1. Sweeteners article (both natural and artificial)
    Marie Rodney
    Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 01:22 PM

    You only mentioned on the Agave what the GI was and not on any of the others. Is that information available and can you please list that if it is?

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  2. Swerve® is the perfect all natural sugar substitute!
    Anonymous
    Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 08:03 PM

    Swerve® not only looks, tastes and measures just like sugar, but you can cook and bake with it, candy nuts, and make ice cream with it.  Swerve® is all natural, made from the fiberous parts of plants through a natural enzyme process.  It is the perfect choice for diabetics and any and everyone wanting to reduce sugar in thier diet. With Swerve®, you don't have to give up your indulgences, all you lose is calories (and weight!!!) Swerve® has ZERO caloies and ZERO glycemic index.

    See www.swervesweetener.com for more info.

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  3. Have you tried Swerve?
    K.B.
    Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 10:34 PM

    Have you tried the perfect sugar sub???

    Swerve is awesome - it taste and measures just like sugar - but has no calorie's!!

    No funny after taste - it's so good!  It is safe for diabetics - Check it out!!!

    The perfect sugar sub!!!

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  4. Swerve is a GREAT sugar substitute!
    Love to Bake
    Friday, May 02, 2008 at 09:40 AM

    Thanks to the Swerve people for helping me make-over my favorite recipes. My diabetic mother-in-law loves asking, "what's for dessert?!" My parents, who are sweet eaters, can't tell the difference when I bake with Swerve...so, I don't tell them Sealed

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  5. +1 for Swerve
    Simon
    Friday, May 02, 2008 at 01:00 PM

    I'm glad to see other commenters mentioning Swerve.  I'm enjoying a smoothie for lunch today from Vitality, sweetened with Swerve.  Yum!

     

    http://vitalityjuice.com

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  6. Why not Swerve?
    Chef Wick
    Monday, May 05, 2008 at 09:05 AM

    Being in the food service buisness for quite some time, the healthy trend has been fast aproaching us.  we have been looking for an alternitive to sugar for quite some time.  Now with swerve, we can bake, cook, and just plain eat sugar.  the fact that there are no calories and we can just replace it in recipes without any crazy conversions makes swerve a product that you will be shocked when you see how great and easy it is to use. 

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  7. Swerve an all-natural sweetner
    Alicia Stickles
    Monday, May 05, 2008 at 11:06 AM

    I like to use a Sweetner called Swerve. It is an all-natural sugar alternative that tastes measures and bakes just like sugar. Anything you do with sugar you can do with Swerve, at it measures 1 for 1 so it makes it easy to work with.

     

    It has zero calories and zero glycemic index, so it is especially great for diabetics. It is made from the fibrous parts of fruits and vegetables. It doesnt cause any digestive discomfort and has no bitter aftertaste to it either. After using Swerve, there is NO OTHER alternative that comes even close to how awesome this product is!

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  8. artificial sweeteners-EQUAL & SPLENDA
    Carole Yasman
    Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 12:50 AM

    You never mentioned either of the above and wonder how good or bad they are.

    Thank you.

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    re: artificial sweeteners-EQUAL & SPLENDA
    Health Nut
    Monday, May 19, 2008 at 08:57 PM

    Why go with artifical when you can go All-Natural with Swerve!  Equal is scary... have you ever heard of "excitotoxins"?  Read up on that and you definitely won't be asking about Equal anymore!  Splenda... remove glucose molecules and replace them with chlorine molecules... YUM! 

     

    Again, as the other posts have said... Swerve is the BEST Sugar Alternative out there.  Nothing bakes or cooks like sugar more than Swerve.  You can pick it up a Whole Foods Market and lots of other health food stores!

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