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From:	K.D. (85.180.81.148)
Subject:	Re: Stevia
Date:	September 16, 2012 at 6:14 am PST

In Reply to: Re: Stevia posted by Julie on September 15, 2012 at 5:42 pm:

Stevia (stevioside) has been found to dirctly stimulate pancreatic ß-cells to secrete insulin.
Probably a good thing for people that produce insufficient amounts of insulin:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10690946

Possibly a better alternative would be "Luo Han Guo" (or symply "lo han", with the sweet component mogroside:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siraitia_grosvenorii

Or try Erythritol.

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