Honey Consumption Improves Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Levels, Study Suggests

Re:Honey Consumption Improves Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Le... by zamfi on Friday December 16, 2022 @12:00PM (#34016967)

It's quite possible that switching to honey, which is often (though not always) higher in fructose than table sugar & corn syrup, reduces total glycemic load without the downsides of the non-caloric sweeteners.

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Re:Honey Consumption Improves Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Le... by DougWebb on Friday December 16, 2022 @12:19PM (#34017267)

Fructose is not glucose (obviously) so sure, changing to a sweetener with more fructose and less glucose is going to reduce your blood glucose measurement.

However, the fructose has to be processed by your liver, just like alcohol. And too much can lead to fatty liver disease, just like alcohol, and all of the problems that come from that. So eliminating sweeteners in general (if you already have metabolic disorder) is going to be a better choice than switching from one to another.

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Re:Honey Consumption Improves Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Le... by zamfi on Friday December 16, 2022 @12:22PM (#34017314)

Yes...but this study wasn't about any of that, so I'm not sure I see the relevance?

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Re:Honey Consumption Improves Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Le... by TedDoesntTalk on Friday December 16, 2022 @12:11PM (#34017139)

Maple syrup has a lower glycemic index than both honey and agave. I think it’a a better choice.

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Re:Honey Consumption Improves Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Le... by monetus on Friday December 16, 2022 @01:26PM (#34018158)

Just curious, but how much does it cost in your area if you don't mind my asking? Maple syrup is ~$1 an ounce here, while honey is only ~30¢.

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