Natural sugar alternative

May 25, 2012, 6:18 pm Lynda Kinkade Today Tonight

The push is on for an all-natural sweetener from South American to be more widely used as a sugar alternative, hoping to help our sweet addictions.

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Australia's battle with obesity is not helped by our obsession with sugar, and the average Aussie eats 50 kilograms of it every year.

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