I recently read an article posted on spark people about the actual science and history of Stevia, the ingredient in PureVia and other sweeteners. The contents of the article may surprise you. Did you know that Stevia, until recently, was NOT approved in the US as a food additive? It had to be sold as a "Dietary Supplement" because the FDA revoked its use as a food additive in the 1970's.

New reports were ordered a few years ago, and the conclusions of those reports were that the sweeteners in stevia are "GRAS", or Generally Recognized As Safe. The new studies did not evaluate both chemicals that...