> it's entirely possible that natural honey contains some organic chemical that increases metabolism in humans. Not sure about honey, but this is true for figs

> it's entirely possible that natural honey contains some organic chemical that increases metabolism in humans. Not sure about honey, but this is true for figs. Since humans co-evolved with figs and our ancestors have likely been eating them for tens of millions of years, they don't spike your blood sugar as much as their sugar content would suggest on its own. (The book Gods, Wasps and Stranglers talks extensively about how humans likely co-evolved with figs.)