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This sugar substitute does more than sweeten — it kills cancer cells

This sugar substitute does more than sweeten — it kills cancer cells

Stevia may provide more benefits than as a zero-calorie sugar substitute. When fermented with bacteria isolated from banana leaves, stevia extract kills off pancreatic cancer cells but doesn’t harm healthy kidney cells, according to a research team at Hiroshima University. The researchers published their findings in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. “Globally, the incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic …

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