By Nancy Appleton, Ph.D. Children's Sugar Intake is Excessive Unfortunately many little girls and little boys, too, are made of sugar; the sugar they eat. The average person eats 153 pounds of sugar a year, which is equivalent to over half a cup a day. The average teenage boy eats twice as much sugar than any other age or sex group. That puts him at over a cup of sugar a day. From the time we come into this world to the time we leave, sweeteners

By Jane Sheppard Wouldn’t it be great to have a completely non-toxic sweetener that does not raise blood sugar levels, has no calories, may help prevent cavities, and is much sweeter than sugar so you need less? Well, we do have such a substance, and it’s available from herbalists and at health food stores. This wonderful, little known herb is called stevia. Stevia Rebaudiana is an herb that grows wild in Paraguay and Brazil. It is much sweeter

One of the greatest joys of life is eating, and sweeteners make many of our foods taste delicious! The average person will consume 43 pounds of sweeteners per year. The most widely used sweeteners are conventional white sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Both are highly processed sweeteners and are not the subject of this guide as they offer no benefits to the health-conscious and environmentally responsible consumer. There is a broad spectrum of