Stevia Side Effects

There don't seem to be any side effects to using stevia, although everyone's bodies behaves differently.

In one study with both diabetic and non-diabetic subjects, no side effects were observed in the two treatment groups. This study shows that oral steviol glycosides, taken as sweetener are well tolerated and have no pharmacological effect.

There are some claims, most likely implanted by the sugar industry/lobby, which state that stevia is mutagenic, or can cause DNA damage. However, multiple studies indicate that stevioside and steviol are neither mutagenic nor clastogenic in vitro at the limited doses and in another study, Stomach, colon and liver DNA were not damaged.

Is Stevia safe?

Stevia seems to be very safe according to the studies above and on the Stevia Benefits pages.

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