Agave is still sugar, which means it’s not healthier than the white stuff. But it’s a whole food, found in nature, and is sweeter than table sugar, which means you’re likely to use less of it, Pfau says. Important to note: You may see products labels as agave nectar, syrup, ...
In addition to providing zero-calorie sweetness, stevia is also believed to reduce the gastrointestinal absorption of glucose and stimulateinsulinsecretion, which can help in controlling blood glucose levels in patients withdiabetes. Using stevia instead of sugar which has a lot of calories, may help...
aspartame, saccharin, sucralose), with respect to the lack of insulin response. In addition to studies confirming this, I’ve also documented this in myself forxylitol(my personal favorite),aspartame(Equal), andsucralose(Splenda). I cannot speak to the other substitute non-sugar swee...