Did you not read those articles? The thing killing the fruit flies is erithrytol, not stevia itself, and the "stevia side effects" article boils down to "a hell of a lot of what's on the market is adulterated with bad shit, which is actually what's causing the problems." I personally feel much better since switching off other sweeteners.
-- I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
Yesssss, I noted the erithrytol thing. And, I noted that stevia contains erithrytol. Your point?
I'll make my point clear: Nothing on the market is as safe as honey, but if I'm going to consume poison, I'll stick to good old fashioned granulated and/or powdered sugar from sugar cane or sugar beets.
If you have coronaids, honey is as dangerous as rat poison. The more glucose in your system, the harder it is to get vitamin C into your cells where it's being quickly used up.
Dude, I've got too much brain as it is. I been trying to kill off enough of the old brain cells with various recreational chemicals to get down to "above average" since I was 13. That old saying "ignorance is bliss" is no fucking lie. Being able to see people being astonishing idiots with extreme clarity ain't all that fun.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 15 2020, @11:30PM
(1 child)
by Anonymous Coward
on Tuesday September 15 2020, @11:30PM (#1051480)
A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Monday September 14 2020, @06:27PM (14 children)
I've heard that stevia rots your brain, but you won't find out until you've used it for years.
https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=39519&page=1&cid=1050800#commentwrap [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday September 14 2020, @09:31PM (7 children)
Stevia != Aspartame / Nutrasweet
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Monday September 14 2020, @09:37PM (6 children)
Well, no, it isn't. It rots different parts of the brain!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 15 2020, @11:24PM (5 children)
You should see what that stuff does to ants
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday September 15 2020, @11:45PM (4 children)
Holy crap! No way the wife will quit using it - maybe I should just buy more life insurance on her?
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/truvia-sweetener-kills-the-sugar-craving-also-bugs-062314.html [consumeraffairs.com]
https://entomologytoday.org/2017/03/28/study-finds-sweeteners-lead-fire-ants-to-a-bitter-end/ [entomologytoday.org]
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319837#possible-health-risks-and-side-effects-of-stevia-use [medicalnewstoday.com]
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday September 18 2020, @02:13AM (3 children)
Did you not read those articles? The thing killing the fruit flies is erithrytol, not stevia itself, and the "stevia side effects" article boils down to "a hell of a lot of what's on the market is adulterated with bad shit, which is actually what's causing the problems." I personally feel much better since switching off other sweeteners.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday September 18 2020, @02:25AM (1 child)
Yesssss, I noted the erithrytol thing. And, I noted that stevia contains erithrytol. Your point?
I'll make my point clear: Nothing on the market is as safe as honey, but if I'm going to consume poison, I'll stick to good old fashioned granulated and/or powdered sugar from sugar cane or sugar beets.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday September 18 2020, @02:35PM
If you have coronaids, honey is as dangerous as rat poison. The more glucose in your system, the harder it is to get vitamin C into your cells where it's being quickly used up.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 18 2020, @09:46PM
Remind me again, which country exports most of the stevia people ingest? (and ever seen the inside of a stevia production plant?)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 14 2020, @10:42PM
Probably an improvement.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 14 2020, @11:29PM (4 children)
Dude, I've got too much brain as it is. I been trying to kill off enough of the old brain cells with various recreational chemicals to get down to "above average" since I was 13. That old saying "ignorance is bliss" is no fucking lie. Being able to see people being astonishing idiots with extreme clarity ain't all that fun.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 15 2020, @11:30PM (1 child)
A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday September 16 2020, @12:13PM
Welcome to the site, Mr. Clavin.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 22 2020, @07:48PM (1 child)
All that self-reflection hurts huh? Guess drinking lets you ignore it instead of improving yourself.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday September 26 2020, @01:38AM
No, having to watch you morons douche it up is what hurts.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.