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Re:Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obes... by GordonS on Saturday October 21, 2017 @12:38PM (#15522421)
It's a bit better than sugar, yes, and I suppose you would tend to eat less honey than sugar.

Jaggery though... I can't imagine it has a GI much different from sugar?

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Re:Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obes... by murukesh_s on Saturday October 21, 2017 @01:27PM (#15522618)
I think it's not just about GI, jaggery would have more GI, I am not sure, but you could think of another angle - jaggery is unrefined sugar retaining the dietary fibre - that could result in a lower GI also some other benefits which we might be still discovering.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730183

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