Potential medicinal benefits of high intensity sweetener from Stevia

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1355, 2011, Pages 792-797

  Herranz Lopez M ^a   Barrajon Catalan E ^a   Beltran Debon R ^b   Joven, J ^b   Micol, V ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative sweeteners; Atherosclerosis; High intensity sweeteners; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Rebaudioside A; Stevia sp.; Stevioside

Indexed keywords

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

EID: 82255160748     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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