Is Honey Healthier Than Sugar?

𝐈𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫?⁣

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A lot of people think of honey as a “𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭” 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 you’d need to eat 50–80 grams of sugar to get a meaningful dose. Even then, is the added sugar in your diet worth it?⁣

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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭. ⁣

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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. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫.⁣

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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 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 to the wound area. But that’s topical application, not dietary ingestion.

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