Global Stevia Institute

Newsletter April 2012

Consumer interest in environmental friendliness and food production crosses market trends, and is increasingly becoming a part of health and nutrition conversations worldwide. By choosing the natural sweetness of stevia, consumers can help people maintain a healthful, and environmentally-friendly diet
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Sugar intake and our kids: The not-so-sweet news for the US. GSI Scientific Advisory Board Member Keith Ayoob, EdD, RD, discusses the overconsumption of added sugar by kids in light of a new US report.
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The leaves of the stevia plant first sweetened traditional beverages in South America hundreds of years ago. Today, stevia can be found in hundreds of foods and beverages globally, and in several forms. In this month's newsletter we aim to clarify how stevia has evolved and how to find its great tasting, natural sweetness.
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This month the GSI Newsletter highlights Advisory Board Member Robyn Webb and her newest cookbook, “The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Comfort Food Cookbook”.
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To combat the global obesity epidemic, public health experts are encouraging even small energy reductions, in which stevia can play its part, along with other non-nutritive sweeteners. The excerpted article, written by Advisory Board Member, Margaret Ashwell, PhD OBE, was published in by the British Dietetics Association in the December 2011 edition of Dietetics Today, a monthly publication for registered dieticians in the United Kingdom.
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The GSI November Spotlight brings exciting news. Stevia is now approved in Europe, bringing its no calorie sweetness to foods and beverages in the region. The EU Commission’s final regulatory approval was fittingly announced on World Diabetes Day, November 14th.
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In September, the United Nations (UN) called for international action against the rise of non-communicable diseases. The historical summit was only the second UN meeting focused on public health since the organization’s creation, following the HIV/AIDS meeting over a decade ago.
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Meet Global Stevia Institute Member Dr. Mauro Fisberg
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The August issue of the Global Stevia Institute focuses on the Acceptable Daily Intake of stevia.
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Many around the world recognize the 4th of July as the date the United States celebrates its Independence Day. Now, July 4th, 2011 can also be noted for a new milestone – positive regulatory steps forward for stevia.
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