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HONEY = NATURAL (and yummy <3)  Agave nectar= PROCESSED FRAUD Agave is not as healthy as the hype. It is highly processed and from what I’ve read, can have the same effect on the body as high-fructose corn syrup.  To make agave nectar, juice from the agave plant has to be heated to break down long-chain sugars into mostly fructose units. This is the same method that converts corn starch into High-fructose corn syrup using genetically modified enzymes, caustic acids, clarifiers, filtration chemicals, etc. Concentrated fructose can have many unhealthy side effects and cause weight gain. Fructose is digested in the liver which makes fats rather than releasing sugar into your bloodstream. Inhibits leptin, a hormone which tells your body you are full promotes visceral fat gain I know the sources are just other blogs, but they seem pretty reliable and quote more professional sources. http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/  http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/is-agave-nectar-safe/ xGeri

HONEY = NATURAL (and yummy <3) 

Agave nectar= PROCESSED FRAUD

Agave is not as healthy as the hype. It is highly processed and from what I’ve read, can have the same effect on the body as high-fructose corn syrup. 

To make agave nectar, juice from the agave plant has to be heated to break down long-chain sugars into mostly fructose units. This is the same method that converts corn starch into High-fructose corn syrup using genetically modified enzymes, caustic acids, clarifiers, filtration chemicals, etc.

Concentrated fructose can have many unhealthy side effects and cause weight gain.

  • Fructose is digested in the liver which makes fats rather than releasing sugar into your bloodstream.
  • Inhibits leptin, a hormone which tells your body you are full
  • promotes visceral fat gain

I know the sources are just other blogs, but they seem pretty reliable and quote more professional sources.

http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/ 

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/is-agave-nectar-safe/

xGeri

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