To: William H Huebl who wrote (23665 ) 10/2/2012 6:26:58 AM From: GROUND ZERO™ 3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) | Respond to As a culture we've been lulled into believing certain foods are good for us when they're really extremely dangerous... also, that some foods which we're constantly told are fattening are really very good and healthy for us... most all foods have toxins and preservatives in them, those chemical elements also make it impossible for the body to burn off the non structural body fat... in other words, even if you eat less of the foods you like, you still cannot lose weight effectively because the toxins in the body that preserve those foods also preserve the fat and that fat cannot be metabolized... this is why people can't lose weight no matter what they do... they have to change their entire thinking about what food really is and detoxify the body before they can begin to lose weight effectively and permanently... agave is a real sugar type sweetener and is much healthier than honey since agave is actually lower down on the Glycemic Index than even an apple while honey is still up there with all the other sugars because it has little if any effect your blood sugar level ... I find agave at Whole foods, although I only use it to sweeten the chocolates that I make every now and then... but one could use it to sweeten their coffee with much less harm than either sugar or any of those artificial sweeteners...glycemic index and glycemic load - both measures of the relative impact that foods have on our blood sugar. Foods that raise blood sugar quickly trigger the release of the hormone insulin. Excessive releases of insulin and, more specifically, chronically high blood sugar and insulin levels are linked to Metabolic Syndrome (also called Syndrome X), which is a complex of health disorders. Associated ailments include insulin resistance and type II diabetes, abdominal weight gain and obesity, problems with blood lipids (raised triglycerides and cholesterol) and high blood pressure. glycemic index , which provides sweetness without the unpleasant "sugar rush" and unhealthful blood sugar spike caused by many other sugars. Agave nectar is a delicious natural sweetener that can be used moderately - by dieters, some diabetics , and health conscious cooks - to replace high-glycemic and refined sugars. fructose and glucose . One source gives 92% fructose and 8% glucose; another gives 56% fructose and 20% glucose. These differences probably reflect variation from one vendor of agave nectar to another. [6] [7] The impact of agave nectar on blood sugar (as measured by its glycemic index and glycemic load ) are comparable to fructose, [8] [9] which has a much lower glycemic index and glycemic load than table sugar ( sucrose ). [10] [11] However, consumption of large amounts of fructose can be deleterious and can trigger fructose malabsorption , metabolic syndrome , [12] hypertriglyceridemia , decreased glucose tolerance , hyperinsulinemia , and accelerated uric acid formation. [13] [14] [15] en.wikipedia.org ehow.com
