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Is honey a good substitute for sugar?

Citygirl1 · 2014-08-10 16:44:24

Me again. Just wondering as my boyfriend now has honey in his tea and coffee rather than sugar, he says its healthier and has weaned him off sugar altogether. I have tried it and I must admit it is nice but then I read where although honey has no fat in it at all, it has more calories than sugar. So now I don't know what…

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mioliere Posts: 6,838 Forumite

15 August 2014 at 1:45PM

Apparently, fructose (HFCS) is the only sugar that the body can't break down; it goes straight to the liver and is laid down as fat. For this reason, it is known as 'white poison'. I watched a programme a couple of years ago, and they were blaming the increase in obesity on the fact that fructose is used in junk food and fizzy drinks because it's so much cheaper than other sugars. At long last, the experts are beginning to realise that sugar is worse than fat for weight-gaining problems.

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