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WHY STEVIA IS BETTER THAN REFINED SUGAR?

Stevia is a natural sweetener and is available in many forms. It can be in white extract powder, dried stevia leaves, stevia liquid extract, or as small pellets to sweeten your coffee or drinks with and also in granular form in small packets. 
Stevia sweetener is different from sugar in many ways, and there are several reasons why stevia is a better option. Here are some reasons:
1. Stevia is very powerful or strong
- The raw leaves of the stevia plant are approximately 40 times sweeter than sugar and the powdered sweetener derived from them is up to 200-300 times sweeter.
- This means just a tiny bit of stevia will suffice your drinks or foods that requires sugar consumption.
2. Stevia has no calories
- Sugar is dangerous as it has high calories and can make you fat or can also cause many diseases such as diabetes.
- Stevia on the other hand can be a weight loss product as it has no calories.

3. Stevia regulates hypertension
- Stevia helps patients with hypertension by lowering the blood pressure.

4. Stevia is good for your teeth
- Sugar can cause dental plaque and cavities on your teeth.
- Stevia does not cause dental plaque because it has no calories.

5. Stevia is good for Diabetics
- Sugar has high calories and can cause diabetics to people
- Stevia has no calories and even high consumption of it wont cause diabetics and wont make it worst for diabetics people to consume it. 

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