You don’t need to worry about it. No study has ever been done showing that artificial sweeteners cause health issues (at least none that have not had to be retracted later). Use them in moderation. Don’t sweat it.

Stevia’s taste overwhelms everything even in the smallest amount of has an aftertaste worse than aspartame. I had to quit sugar and assumed Stevia would help but ut forced me to learn to live without sweetner. I’ve adjusted.

Have you guys looked into Stevia?

Holly, I am in the same predicament.. Type I diabetes here. My mother who is also Type 1 is also having the same trouble. We both brew kombucha but she is finding that even when she lets it go really tart, it will run her sugar up. Even drinking just small amounts.

That rat study has been discredited and pulled from the publication, as has every study that has ever been published that puts GMO’s in a bad light. GMO’s are the most tested food in our kitchen, and yet Big Organic continues to demonize it while lining their own pockets. The entire GMO OMG movie has been discredited. I hate to say “google it” because everyone looks at articles and articles aren’t facts.

It’s such a shame that the most promising solution to our food waste issue, nutritional deficits, and just plain feeding hungry people is being demonized by an industry (organic/supplement/bloggers) trying to make a buck. I have no issue with people making a living. But do it honestly, with facts, with integrity.