tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post7424627172102589384..comments2024-03-18T05:45:09.883-04:00Comments on Software Development, Programming, Technology : News and Extra Insight: Stevia : Health AND Economic BenefitsMike Eberharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16410014970702142362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-25954578770483958712011-04-03T12:57:40.129-04:002011-04-03T12:57:40.129-04:00Ded, I had never heard of naturlose til you mentio...Ded, I had never heard of naturlose til you mentioned. I went digging on the Spherix website (the pharma/biotech that makes it). It looks as though naturlose (their *brand* of tagatose) has gone essentially nowhere in over 10yrs of trying to employ it as a diabetes drug, triglyceride-lowering drug, and more. It sure sounded interesting when I read about it, but sadly it looks doomed to Mike Eberharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410014970702142362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28009703.post-90901177362090307612011-04-01T14:18:51.448-04:002011-04-01T14:18:51.448-04:00It's a good idea. But, just as you noticed how...It's a good idea. But, just as you noticed how difficult it was for Stevia to be approved by the FDA until it got corporate backing, it will face further battle from the sugar cane and corn syrup lobbyists (though the latter might just channel the extra corn into ethanol production).<br /><br />Of course, you'll always have the purists and conspiracy theorists fighting it. But if a DEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266406676643270732noreply@blogger.com