Every substance in the human body is (a) chemical. Many toxins & carcinogens are "natural" substances (and vice versa). Sugar, corn syrup, and honey are all as "natural" as stevia; all four come from plants, and are processed using other chemicals (except that honey is processed by bees, and if the colonies keep collapsing, that may change too). Honey can and does often contain many pesticides and other toxins.

I'm not being judgmental or taking sides here. It's a personal choice. When I copied the original link from the newsbot forum, my thinking was that the article might be of nutritional interest. It was not my intent to start a political debate.

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