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Honey is basically sugar. Just Fructose and Glucose. There is some plant matter, but not much. Thinking that Honey does much more than taste good is silly. The
by drakaal 13y ago
Honey is basically sugar. Just Fructose and Glucose. There is some plant matter, but not much.
Thinking that Honey does much more than taste good is silly. The reason it does things like help when you are sick is just that it is really easy to digest sugar and that gives you a kick of energy, and because of the distinct flavor it also helps with nausea. But basically anything Honey will do maple syrup will do just as well, as they are really similar chemically.
In truth most the things honey will do a caffeine free soda will do.
- kayoone 13y agoHoney also contains lots of minerals, antioxidants and vitamins, so it actually isnt just sugar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_honey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_honey
- drakaal 13y agoSite a real source not WikiPedia. I have written enough of wiki pedia to know how fallible it can be.
- halviti 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey#In_medicine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey#In_medicine Read up on medical-grade Manuka honey. It's antibacterial properties have been proven countless times in medical journals around the world. If you think it's "just sugar", then you've never researched honey.
- drakaal 13y agoNot a single study has proven it to be any more effective than an equivalent "dose" of glucose and fructose. Honey is only "antibiotic" in that being a super cooled crystal it doesn't allow gas exchange so things don't grow in it which is why it doesn't spoil, (and why bees make it).
- collyw 13y agoNo money for the pharma companies to prove that honey, garlic or any other naturally occurring substances that they can't patent are effective medicines.
- dllthomas 13y agoFrom wikipedia: "Antibacterial constituents and mechanisms identified include hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), methylglyoxal (MGO), bee defensin-1, the osmotic effect, and pH effects." With a footnote to here: http://dare.uva.nl/document/175222 http://dare.uva.nl/document/175222
- drakaal 13y agoHydrogen Peroxide isn't an anti-bacterial, it is an antiseptic. So that's a great reference. Being as it is wrong.
- hrjet 13y agoYou have asked for peer-reviewed references from people who say honey is more than "just sugar". For good measure, where are your references?