Posts Tagged ‘sugar alcohols’

We all know that we should limit the amount of sugars and sweeteners that we intake into our system to maintain a truly healthy body.  However, most people crave a little bit of something sweet from time to time.  So how can we ensure that when we do indulge our sweet side, we don’t send […]

Truvia Truths

January 23rd, 2009

Recent press releases and news reports (including an AllStarHealth blog post) revealed that the controversial sweetener stevia herb was finally about to go mainstream as major soda manufacturers announced their intention to begin using a newly-approved sweetener called Trvuvia in low calorie drinks. Truvia’s manufacturer makes a big deal over the fact that it’s an herbal product, and that it’s stevia, in particular but when you look at the ingredient label