[conservative98]

The article is on so called diet drinks but the focus is on artificial sweetners. Stevia is natural so it is not included.

Anybody than wants to read more on this google Dr Weil and Sucralose/Aspartame or Stevia.

Dr. Weil says to avoid artificial Sweetners such as Splenda (Sucralose). He says it is better to use moderate amounts of sugar.

The only non-caloric sweetner he would use is Stevia, an herb.

Any drink that has Sucraloe in it, I put it back that includes Bang energy. I am trying to avoid them. Grab a green tea or water instead.

[Williams]

But stevia is almost never sold in pure form. Usually mixed with erithritol, sometimes with other artifical sweeteners.

But the package will say “Stevia” even though it’s not the first ingredient.

[ponygirl]

True story... when I was working as a flight attendant, I was working a breakfast flight on a 737 with the tall food carts in the aft galley. The other gal I was working with didn't check the food carts before plugging them in, assuming they were full of hot meals. It turned out they were those little paper cups of Cheerios and were sitting on top of the warming elements. Catering had placed a packet of Splenda underneath each cup, so the Splenda was heated.

When we were about to go out into the aisle with the cart, I opened the door and realized she had heated the cereal. I lifted one of the cups off the tray and this gross, black, sticky goo was underneath each one. On heating, the Splenda had melted into a tarry black mystery substance.