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Truvia — a True Solution?
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sbrown
Several of my blog followers have asked me, “What about Truvia?” Truvia started out as stevia. The owners of Truvia, Cargill Labs and Coca-Cola, extract the sweet part of the leaf, Rebiana A, and combine it with erythritol, a sugar alcohol. And “natural flavors.” It has zero calories and no effect on blood sugar levels. …
Sweet, Cheap, and Deadly
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sbrown
All sugars are not created equal. There is growing evidence that the sugar we eat most is the most deadly. That form of sweetener is called high fructose corn syrup. There is a lot of confusion about this stuff. What is it and why is it so bad for us? Here is a non-technical explanation:…
Sugar — As Bad for You as Tobacco or Alcohol?
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sbrown
How bad for you is sugar? Bad enough to rate government intervention? Dr. Robert H. Lustig, a professor of pediatrics, in the division of endocrinology at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, thinks so. In a recent article in Nature magazine, co-written by two other specialists, Dr. Laura Schmidt and Dr. Claire Brindis, he recommends treating…
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