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I'm not 10 healthy people. I'm just one moderately healthy fellow.

Don't take away my stevia!

have other well-documented issues--most commonly their diarrheal/laxative effects, intestinal gas, nausea for some and likely others.

So, as with all things, caveat emptor. On that score, the abysmal use of erythritol in the TRUVIA product (Cargill plus Coca-Cola joint venture) that is widely advertised as "PURE STEVIA" (no, it is not) just so they could get a trademark, which true pure stevia does not allow you to do-- should be widely publicized. Most people believe the advertising and think it is pure stevia (which no studies have proven to be anything but safe).

If you want pure stevia, there are some generic products, but the only brand product I know of is Sweetleaf Stevia. Even if you don't believe erythritol to be problematic, why reinforce the greedy big business interests of Cargill+Coke in misleading Americans with their advertising?

I use it in teas and such. It does not have the bitter taste of processed Stevia. Although it does not dissolve like sugar.

I use Truvia, generally 4 packs a day but sometimes 6, but will try Sweetleaf. Damn, I like the taste of Truvia a lot, no weird aftertaste!

That was the particular advantage of erythritol... it was the only one of those that did not have that particular side-effect. Its waste byproduct went out the other way instead (urine). I believe it is also the only one of those that is naturally occurring, too.

intestine, leading to issues in those sensitive. I know. I see patients in the ER with severe side effects from eating too much of these products (and yes, that includes erythritol) --granted with seemingly minor issues compared to the explosion of issues in some patients related to the Wegovy/Ozempic/GLP-1 drugs--(the less common but severe side effects are mind-boggling to those who were not warned about them).

Don't believe someone that sees it daily, then read this notice from this review committee, which while generally underscoring the RELATIVE safety of erythritol compared to other sugar alcohols clearly states what I mention above--even while including the input of General Mills (conflict of interest) researchers:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9824470/

I need to stop using it then. I have a tendency to getting blot clots. I use this to avoid sugar in an effort to keep my weight down.

Aspartame, which is found in most diet sodas, makes my muscles ache or maybe if flairs up my arthritis pain. But whatever it does it is not pleasant. So, that sweetener is out.

I guess I kind of knew the newer artificial sweeteners were just as bad,

But this study is far from definitive. It was conducted on only 10 people. And we all know what small sample sizes can do to skewed results.

artificial sweeteners can mess with gut bacteria and insulin levels too. I don't put anything in my coffee most days.

The acid tears my stomach up. I always use milk and Truvia, but will need to change that. I don't have blood clotting issues that I know of, but why risk it.

Otherwise, any dark roast should burn off some acid rather than light or medium roasts. Then you can also look into making cowboy coffee, with a hard rolling boil that burns off acid.

Cow's milk on it's own should help neutralize acid and has natural sugar in it.

It doesn't taste "bad", I'm just used to and like sweet. I don't like the taste of dark roast, I like weak Guatemalan the best. I'm going to try some pure Stevia and see if I like it that way and if not will try to wean myself off all sweetners. I really love my current coffee but sad that Truvia is bad, so I have to change.

Even my yogurt.
I can cut down, not cut out entirely

It is a question of what one is willing to put up with in their last bit of time here. And, since coffee is how I save the world, it will just have to be what it is.

Because if I don't get my coffee in the morning...

As my favorite button says:

'Coffee First... THEN, your mundane bullshit'

I'm type 1 diabetic I gave up artificial sweeteners back in 1990. I had a toxic cross reaction between the brand new crystal lite and lucky charms. My sugar had dipped as I thought I'd consumed regular powdered drink mix. I was in college and was consuming things in our communal kitchen. Yes soda and sweet tea are hard to replace but simple morning coffee or tea are fine with a little sugar. Any one with Type 2 diabetes or simple insulin resistance can improve that system by taking some Melatonin at night, I recommend a lozenge or sublingual and find one without vitamin b-6. Melatonin up-regulates insulin receptors. That way you can have better natural response to glucose spikes. And there are questions about stevia's safety with daily use, it can affect you gut biome. It is more for treats like cakes and such.

But I don't eat a lot of sweets and I use a little honey in my coffee and making my cold tea. I cannot actually think of anything I used sugar in a long time.