My parents texted me about this “zevia” soda shit that’s sweetened with stevia extract which is supposedly 0 calories, thus healthy. but knowing other “diet” sodas that doesn’t mean its good for you, and i can’t find any studies on the effects of it and i’m super confused. apparently indigenous people would use the whole leaf as a sweetener, but the extract may be different? is it a fruit juice situation, where removing the rest of the leaf removes all of the healthy shit? does anybody know?
I don’t think stevia has any known health benefits, but it’s still a lot better for you than sugar. Some people argue it’s a bit better than stuff like aspartame, but it probably doesn’t matter unless you’re consuming an ungodly amount of artificial sweeteners every day.