Re: Dangers of stevia?

Everyone is different, but I've been using stevia almost daily for about a year, and I have never had a bad reaction or physical issue result from it that I can detect. I don't doubt that someone might be sensitive to the herb, but I do doubt that it is a common allergy, and am inclined to believe that the fact that few people consume stevia alone, the true cause of the reaction would be the substance the stevia is added to. In other words, if you add stevia to lemon water to sweeten it, it is more likely that you are reacting to the lemon than the stevia. However, I can imagine that an individual who reacts to Sugar might have a similar reaction to stevia due to a similar stimulus/response effect much like Pavlov's dogs. Even though the body isn't receiving sugar, it is tasting something sweet, and a chain reaction begins. Of course, I don't suggest that is likely, but it is is plausible.

http://healing.about.com/cs/uc_directory/a/uc_stevia_jones.htm

http://www.stevia.net/cspi.htm

I'll admit, I'm biased toward stevia. But, I am as a result of personal investigation and usage.