Stevia (steviodside)

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Introduction

Natural sweetner derived from plant of the daisy family.

Contraindications

Safety in pregnancy: unknown

Adverse effects

Mechanism of action

  • Stevia leaf contains glycoside stevioside, non-caloric 300x sweeter than 0.4% sucrose.

More general terms

References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 14(12): 2007 Stevia (Stevioside) Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=231212&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 Witkowski M, Nemet I, Alamri H et al The artificial sweetener erythritol and cardiovascular event risk. Nature Medicine. 2023. Feb 27 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36849732 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02223-9