Is eating half pound of honey every day bad for me?!
I am a raw vegan(been on this diet for 4 years) so basically I eat mostly fruits and vegetables. I don't do calorie restriction , I eat about 3000 calories per day mostly 15 bananas per day in smoothies with organic dates all together I reach about 1800 calories. The rest of my diet is mostly organic oranges juice that P press myself, a lot of salad, organic carrots, avocados that brings me all the protein and omega3 that I need(There is more protein in avos than meat).I also eat plenty organic corn. I am 6.2 and fit about 170. I am extremely healthy and was able to get rid of all my blood pressure medications after 1 year just because of this diet. I am 49 but look like 39. Now I have no deficiencies and only take a B12 supplement. THanks
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Honey is 82% sugar, so that is about 186g of sugar which is more than half the RDI but you are only getting about 5% of the required iron intake and less than that in vitamin C and Calcium. Since all the other foods you eat will also contain carbohydrates I think you will be asking a lot of your body to manage this every day.
The main type of sugar in honey is fructose which is a risk factor in fatty liver disease. Fat builds up around the liver (called visceral fat) but you may not have any significant amounts of body fat and not realise you could still be putting pressure on the liver. If your sugar intake exceeds your energy requirements, particularly if you consume a lot of fructose, it can affect the efficacy of insulin production and regulation ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16854… ).
"In animal models, diets high in fructose induce features of the metabolic syndrome including weight gain, insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypertension. Similar effects are not observed with the administration of other simple sugars such as glucose" - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles…
However these animal models used intravenous injections of fructose to observe the effect on the liver and the epidemiological evidence linking fructose consumption to fatty liver disease points to refined sugars like corn syrup.
In any case it might be wise to avoid consuming this much honey EVERY day.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/swee…
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19679…
Hi,
as much as I respect honey as a natural remedy, I won't do it if I were you. Your diet already seems to be high in sugars, and adding more fructose in such amount is not something very healthy to do in my opinion. Also, honey may be allergic especially in such amounts.
Why would you do it, just out of curiosity?
My daughter went on honey-cinnamon diet while being mostly raw, and she had many of her dormant health issues aggravated.
Just my 2c
Best,
Olga
www.choose-healthy-food.com
I believe in eating a wide variety of foods, but you say you're healthy, so you be the judge.
Half a pound of honey is a lot of sugar. Be careful that you don't get cavities!
Depends, do you have super powers because you're a vegan? If so then keep doing it.
You might get fat.
I'm sure this is likely to lead to diabetes