Sunday, February 22, 2009

STEVIA..the natural sweetner.(1)

There are nearly 300 species of the stevia family,only (STEVIA REBAUDIANA)contains the steviosides which make it the sweetest herb in the world.
Stevia is mainly cultivated in Paraguay,China,Japan,Brazil and South America.
The crude stevia leaves are 15 times sweetner than sugar but the extract steviosides are 300 times sweetner than sugar.
Stevia is zero calories,zero carbohydrate and zero glycemic index,therefore,stevia can be a part of healthy diet for peoeple who suffers from sugar problems as it has neglible effect on blood sugar.Also,if Stevia is used as a life style it will help in weight management.
Studies and researches have proved that Stevioside(extract of stevia) has significant effect on decreasing mild blood preasure.
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