31 Dec 2003 08:09:08 -0500 in article
03> "Bunch-a-lunch"
> wrote:

>There is one potentially serious problem with Stevia. It functions like a
>calcium channel blocker, lowering blood pressure. This can be quite
>dangerous for those who already take blood pressure medications, driving
>pressures lower. One would also think this is potentially fatal to those
>with low blood pressure condition.
>
On the other hand people, who have slightly elevated blood pressure and who
don't take blood pressure medications, will regard this not a problem, but a
great bonus :-). Stevia seems to have also antihyperglycemic effects.

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Matti Narkia