According to a report from the international diabetes institute, published in Helsinki, diabetes affects about 135 million people all over the world and it will affect more than 300 million in 2025.Diabetes is the cause of death for 3 millions persons per year.

The institute points out that treatment with medicine has not changed this problem much since the discovery of insulin in 1621. They suggest modifying the way of life, doing more physical exercise  and eating a healthy diet.

The sweetening property of stevia is ideal to satisfy the needs of sweetening food and to control the daily sugar intake for those suffering problems related to metabolic disorders like diabetes and for problems of sugar consumption (either for intolerance or in high-weight problems).