Is Honey Healthier Than Sugar?

๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ซ?โฃ
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A lot of people think of honey as a โ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญโ source of sugar that is healthier than other forms like table sugar (sucrose) and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It does indeed have a ton of bioactive molecules that have been associated with health benefits, but youโd need to eat 50โ80 grams of sugar to get a meaningful dose. Even then, is the added sugar in your diet worth it?โฃ
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๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ. โฃ
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At least one study has compared honey to both table sugar and HFCS by having people add 50 grams of sugar from one of these sources to their diet for 2 weeks each. ๐๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ซ.โฃ
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That being said, there is some evidence that applying Manuka honey to wounds can help speed the healing process by providing a barrier to the environment and through providing ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช-๐ฎ๐ช๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด to the wound area. But thatโs topical application, not dietary ingestion.
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