scott123
Senior Cook
Bridgett, I'm not sure what source you're getting your glycemic index information from, but it's incorrect. Honey, being a natural product, can vary in GI, but, generally speaking, it averages around 58. Regular sugar is 61. In no way could honey ever be considered low GI.
Fructose does happen to be low GI, but it's not what I consider to be a 'healthier' alternative. For information on the dangers of fructose, take a look at these links:
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/72/5/1128
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/fructose.html
http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/89/6/2963
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/conte...ull/25/1/148...
http://wilstar.com/lowcarb/fructose.htm
Dennis, it's good to see that your doctors are up to speed on fructose. It wasn't a long time ago that doctors (and diabetic organizations) were actually recommending fructose as an alternative sweetener to diabetics. Thank goodness that's all changed. Fructose is especially dangerous to diabetics with it's ties to increased insulin resistance.
Fructose does happen to be low GI, but it's not what I consider to be a 'healthier' alternative. For information on the dangers of fructose, take a look at these links:
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/72/5/1128
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/fructose.html
http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/89/6/2963
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/conte...ull/25/1/148...
http://wilstar.com/lowcarb/fructose.htm
Dennis, it's good to see that your doctors are up to speed on fructose. It wasn't a long time ago that doctors (and diabetic organizations) were actually recommending fructose as an alternative sweetener to diabetics. Thank goodness that's all changed. Fructose is especially dangerous to diabetics with it's ties to increased insulin resistance.