Why honey is bad

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Honey is considered to be very useful, on the grounds that it is a natural product and contains a large amount of vitamins, trace elements and amino acids. Nobody argues with this. Yes, indeed it does.

In this article, we will consider honey not so much in terms of its chemical composition, but in terms of its effects on health and longevity.

To understand the essence of the described processes, we need to know what the process of protein glycation in the body is.

Glycation is a biochemical process that is a series of non-enzymatic reactions between the amino groups of proteins and an open form of blood or cell sugar, resulting in the formation of deep glycation end products. Roughly speaking, sugaring, baking of proteins occurs. Read more about glycation in the article "Protein glycation is a barrier to longevity".

Similar reactions occur when we fry meat, fish or potatoes in a pan, which form a crispy crust.

Exactly the same reactions occur in our body, with an excess of glucose, which, reacting with the proteins of our body, forms glycotoxins.

Candied skin proteins contribute to the formation of wrinkles. Vessels suffer, they become brittle, cracks appear in them, which are quickly filled with cholesterol plaques. Reduced insulin sensitivity increases the risk of diabetes. Excessive blood sugar leads to obesity. There are a large number of risks that excess blood sugar can contribute to.

One of the main causes of aging is high blood sugar!

Glycation end products can be formed not only in the above way, but also enter our body from the outside, along with cooked food.

These are just mouth-watering dishes with a golden hue and a seductive ruddy crispy crust, which is nothing more than a glycated protein that can cause atherosclerosis and various inflammations.

Restaurant food is especially dangerous in this regard, where special importance is attached to the appearance of the dishes served.

But we digress from the main topic – the effect of honey on human health and longevity.

Having studied the chemical composition of honey, we can conclude that its properties of honey are not much more useful than ordinary sugar. 100 grams of honey contains only 5 percent of the daily requirement of vitamins and minerals necessary for a person.

For example, to get the daily requirement of vitamin C, it is enough to eat just one orange.

It is believed that honey contains a large set of amino acids. Indeed, it has. But their number is ten times less than in buckwheat or lentils. Almost any cereal is significantly superior to honey in terms of amino acid content.

Honey has a very high glycemic index (a measure of how a food affects blood sugar after consumption). That is, it has the ability to extremely quickly, abruptly increase blood sugar levels.

Why honey is bad

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To neutralize sugar, the pancreas must work in emergency mode, producing insulin.

Part of the glucose is taken over by the liver and, through glycogenesis, converts excess glucose into glycogen and stores it in reserve for later use as an energy reserve.

Carbohydrates are a source of energy for the body. And all unused energy is deposited in fat. Therefore, the use of large amounts of honey leads to obesity, which can in no way be beneficial for health and longevity!

And finally, many people think that the positive property of honey is that it contains a lot of fruit sugar – fructose.

It is in fructose that the main harm of honey lies!

Why honey is bad

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Fructose is many times more active than glucose in the process of protein glycation! And also, fructose is much stronger than glucose increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes!

In order to be healthy and live long, it is necessary to switch to a lifelong calorie-restricted diet, with a minimum consumption of foods with a high glycemic index.

Moderate nutrition, or, more simply, not overeating, is guaranteed health and longevity. In this case, there is a decrease in the concentration of glucose in the blood and a decrease in protein glycation, which contributes to health, slows down aging and allows you to live long and without disease.