Can Diabetic Person Take Natural Stevia Extract Powder

Sweets which are high in calories and carbohydrates, this is a kind of food that people are very fond of. Eating sweets can not only make people feel full, but also make people feel happy, especially children have almost no resistance to sweets.  But not all people can eat sweets, such as those with high blood sugar and diabetes, because they have poor ability to break down sugar.  Stevia is also a common sugar and is said to replace table sugar. But can diabetic person take natural stevia extract powder?

Stevioside is a new natural sweetener extracted from the composite herb stevia (or stevia leaf), which has been used as an herb and a sugar substitute in South America for hundreds of years.  Stevia is a natural low-calorie sweetener.  The calorific value of stevia is only 1/300 of sucrose, and it will not be absorbed and generate heat after ingestion. Therefore, stevia is a suitable sweetener for diabetes and obesity patients.

When stevia is mixed with sucrose fructose or isomerized sugar, its sweetness and taste can be improved. It can be used in candies, cakes, beverages, solid drinks, fried snacks, seasonings, preserves. Appropriate use according to production needs.

Why Diabetic Person can Take Natural Stevia Extract?

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia.  High blood sugar is caused by defective secretion of insulin, impaired biological function, or both.  Chronic hyperglycemia in diabetes leads to chronic damage and dysfunction of various tissues, especially eyes, kidneys, heart, blood vessels and nerves. However, Steviosid is stable in food and beverages, so they are not metabolized or broken down into new compounds and can be safely metabolized by the body.  Therefore, people with diabetes can eat foods containing stevia powder.

But how much dosage to use every day, we do not have the accurate answer, we can refer to our daily eating habits.

Does Stevia Extract Powder have the Bad Effect?

Stevia can be used in the production of many kinds of food, because the object of action is different, so there is a great difference in usage and dosage, in the specific operation process need to pay special attention to.  In toxicological tests on stevia, it was found that only very long doses were likely to produce some adverse effects.  But in fact, stevioside is a kind of natural stevia extract, almost no harm to the human body. 

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