Comments on: The Bitter Truth About Sweeteners

By: Ritamarie Loscalzo

Ritamarie Loscalzo — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:01:56 +0000

i need to research before i can comment. It’s non caloric and has no carbohydrates so i find it hard to understand how it can trigger a glycemic repsonse

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:47:00 +0000

Here is the link to the Glycemic research site that I mentioned above.

http://www.glycemicresearchlaboratories.com/SteviaReport.htm

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:44:02 +0000

Dear Dr.,
Glycemic research laboratories has blacklisted Stevia. They seem to be saying that it does register on the glycemic index,and that there are reports of toxicity. Any comments? Did they test pure stevia? Or several of the stevia combo products?

By: Jessica Walsh

Jessica Walsh — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:12:23 +0000

Aha! I have been wondering about the agave! I’ve been using stevia and I like it a lot.

By: Frances

Frances — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:38:50 +0000

Thank you, Dr. Ritamarie, for an excellent post, covering some things I’ve been wondering about since hearing the controversy on agave. I wasn’t sure about some of the powders, and figured the old standbys of honey, molasses, and maple syrup were about all that were left. This is *very* much appreciated!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:02:51 +0000

Thank you, Dr.Rita Marie, for this great informative article. It was very timely for me!

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By: Loving the whole foods

Loving the whole foods — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:14:32 +0000

Dr. Ritamarie,

Thank you for your article. I found it to be one of the more insightful ones I’ve read recently on sugars. Using the glycemic index as an absolute is something I’ve been a bit skeptical of over the past years as many of our natural whole foods (such as fruits) rate very high on the index. In some ways, only controlling GI, although it has benefits, seems like it could be just another “fat-free,” “low-carb,” or similar diet trend if the focus is only there. It seems as though even people that want to go back to the way nature made things (getting rid of modern pesticides and processed foods), still want to use modern science (GI for example) to dictate what they eat. I keep going back to the fact if people followed common sense, such as eating only whole foods (no processed sugar) and eating those in moderation, diabetes and weight issues could be solved. What do you think?

On a side note, I notice you are a fan of dates. Have you tried date syrup? It isn’t available everywhere yet, but can be purchased here – http://www.OrganicsAreForEveryone.com

Thanks again for all the time you put into spreading the wealth of your knowledge.