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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Consumer)
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I have been using stevia for years in tea, coffee, cereals and oatmeal in place of sugar. I have had no side effects at all. Love it and feel safe using it. Scared to death of all the artificial sweeteners. At least stevia is natural. Whole foods sell sodas made with stevia and love them too.
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Reviewer: OlderandHealthier, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Consumer)
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I use Pure Via stevia (one packet) on oatmeal as part of my effort to lower my blood sugar because I have been diagnosed as pre-diabetic. I really like it because it does not have any of the odd taste or aftertaste of other sugar substitutes. I have been using stevia for only about 8 months. I have not had any side effects.
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Reviewer: sandeetch, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years
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Stevia has made me break out!!! The longer I used it to completely replace sugar, my rash became worse! Has this happened to anyone else?
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Reviewer: Old Kid, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Consumer)
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Been using the pure powder for over 10 pluss years. My thinking is the more sugar i cut out the better for me. I still eat suger products but I use a 2 liter bottle and a couple of tea bags with not even a half teaspoon of stevia and just let it sit out to steep itself. I drink about one or two bottles of this a day with no problems. At night if I drink plain water I get a stomach ache but not if
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Reviewer: Biggy Shortie, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)
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I used it in place of sugar. Works for me!
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