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International Journal of Clinical Research & Trials Volume 5 (2020), Article ID 5:IJCRT-142, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8007/2020/142
Review Article
Effects of Stevia Rebaudiana on Glucose Homeostasis, Blood Pressure and Inflammation: A Critical Review of Past and Current Research Evidence

Justina Ray, Shweta Kumar, Daniel Laor, Naila Shereen, Felix Nwamaghinna, Alastair Thomson, Jessica Perez Perez, Lina Soni and Samy I. McFarlane*

Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, SUNY-Downstate Health Science University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Prof. Samy I. McFarlane, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York,11203, USA, Tel: 718-270-6707, Fax: 718- 270-4488; E-mail: smcfarlane@downstate.edu
28 November 2019; 20 January 2020; 22 January 2020
Ray J, Kumar S, Laor D, Shereen N, Nwamaghinna F, et al. (2020) Effects of Stevia Rebaudiana on Glucose Homeostasis, Blood Pressure and Inflammation: A Critical Review of Past and Current Research Evidence. Int J Clin Res Trials 5: 142. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-8007/2020/142

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