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Honey, health and sugar

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I want to know if there are any health benefits from taking honey instead of sugar

Ibrahim (by SMS)

 

Honey doesn’t raise blood sugar levels as quickly as sugar. It’s also sweeter than sugar, so you may need less of it, but it does have slightly more calories per teaspoon than sugar. Therefore, it is very important to use it in moderate doses.

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