Stevia and Coca-Cola...Does anyone know about this?

[Weylon]

With its extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for low-carbohydrate, low-sugar food alternatives. Stevia also has shown promise in medical research for treating such conditions as obesity[1] and high blood pressure.[2][3] Stevia has a negligible effect on blood glucose, even enhancing glucose tolerance;[4] therefore, it is attractive as a natural sweetener to diabetics and others on carbohydrate-controlled diets.[5] However, health and political controversies have limited stevia's availability in many countries; for example, the United States banned it in the early 1990s unless labeled as a supplement. Stevia is widely used as a sweetener in Japan, and it is now available in the US and Canada as a dietary supplement, although not as a food additive. Rebiana is the trade name for a stevia-derived sweetener being developed jointly by The Coca-Cola Company and Cargill with the intent of marketing in several countries and gaining regulatory approval in the US and EU. Truvia is Cargill's consumer brand of Rebiana-based sweetener.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia

[Weylon]

I think stevia is 100% safe.I am only concerned that Coca-Cola is going to chemically alter it and then the FDA will claim that it is safe as a food additive.

[Shirley & Barry Jones]

Awesome notes. I use Stevia as a facial mask. Occasionally as a sweetener also....a friend of mine in Florida has been sending it to me for the past 15 years. I don't know of anywhere in Canada that it can be purchased.
The bottle I am currently using came out of California...and it does state....FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY...

[Weylon]

That is interesting.I often use it to sweeten herbal tea.I will look into this a bit more.

[Michelle]

Love Stevia...... Not happy at what the government is going to do , to change it. Always trying to change what nature has already made perfect.....!

[Jan]

We use stevia also. Anyone in the Atlanta area can purchase it at the DeKalb Farmers Market or Whole Foods.