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RE: Benefits of eating honey on the stomach
Honey is good for some things and better than table sugar, but it is still sugar. It would be healthiest to avoid all sugars including honey.
Honey is good for some things and better than table sugar, but it is still sugar. It would be healthiest to avoid all sugars including honey.
In terms of diabetes, I think you are wrong in this friend, the experiences confirmed this
I see that there are quite a few studies showing that you are right, that honey is better than sugar, glucose and white bread. I was surprised that some studies showed a glycemic index that was in the 50's, yet other studies showed GI in the 70's. Still much better than sugar or white bread. Even so, the study below should also be considered:
J Nutr. 2015 Oct;145(10):2265-72. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.218016. Epub 2015 Sep 2.
Consumption of Honey, Sucrose, and High-Fructose Corn Syrup Produces Similar Metabolic Effects in Glucose-Tolerant and -Intolerant Individuals.
Picklo MJ2.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
The objective was to compare the effects of the chronic consumption of 3 nutritive sweeteners [honey, sucrose, and high-fructose corn syrup containing 55% fructose (HFCS55)] on circulating glucose, insulin, lipids, and inflammatory markers; body weight; and blood pressure in individuals with normal glucose tolerance (GT) and those with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT).
CONCLUSIONS:
Daily intake of 50 g carbohydrate from honey, sucrose, or HFCS55 for 14 d resulted in similar effects on measures of glycemia, lipid metabolism, and inflammation. All 3 increased TG concentrations in both GT and IGT individuals and elevated glycemic and inflammatory responses in the latter. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01371266.
© 2015 American Society for Nutrition.