Ah, Honey: A Sweet Idea
The dark, sweet, sticky stuff will give your body a powerful shot of cell-protective phenols — something plain old sugar simply can’t do.
Color Is Critical
Honey is a super way to bolster your body’s defenses against the kind of cell-damaging processes that can lead to premature aging and disease. But when it comes to honey’s antioxidant content, color makes all the difference. Buckwheat honey, the darkest of all the kinds tested in a recent study, had the highest antioxidant activity by far.
Trying to cut back on calories?
You’ll have to guard against overeating
Substituting artificial sweeteners for sugar is an easy way to cut back on calories and thus lose weight, right? Not really. Although sugar substitutes may help you maintain your weight after shedding pounds, they generally will not help you lose weight.
In fact, some studies show they may do the opposite. The latest research on sugar substitutes has led some researchers to believe that consuming products that contain artificial sweeteners may actually encourage
you to eat more servings than you would if the food or drinks were sweetened with real sugar. Animal studies have revealed behaviors that suggest sugar substitutes may interfere with the body’s natural ability to count calories based on a food’s sweetness. When this calorie-counting ability is skewed, you may consume excess calories.
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