Sweeteners (was Re: Guilt, satiety, calorie restrictio...

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Let's put it this way:

I'd take vegetables over honey or any other sugar, calories being

equal. I think it'd be borderline ridiculous to think otherwise.

There may not be any evidence of humans eating large quantities of

vegetables throughout evolution, but that's largely irrelevant. The

question is not " what did people eat " , but " what is healthy " ?

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> In a message dated 10/7/03 7:58:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> paultheo2000@y... writes:

>

> > Surely you can't be comparing honey to vegetables. Honey contains next

> > to nothing in terms of nutrition

>

> That's not true. Raw unfiltered honey contains minerals, immune

factors, and

> is absolutely loaded with enzymes. It is one of the few

enzyme-dense foods,

> and contains more than 8000 different enzymes. Digestion of carb

foods can be

> improved by spreading honey on it and waiting a period of time while

the

> honey predigests the starch.

>

> >and spikes insulin levels while

>

> One food doesn't spike insulin levels by itself-- that depends on many

> factors including amount, eating schedule, ones own metabolism, and

what it's eaten

> with. A glass of carrot juice will be much worse on insulin than a

teaspoon

> of honey sweetening a small bowl of ice cream.

>

> > vegetables are primordial to optimal health and have a beneficial

> > impact on blood sugar levels.

>

> What do you mean by " primordial " ? There is no evidence that humans

evolved

> on large amounts of vegetables.

>

> Chris