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Agave Nectar

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Marketed as a healthy alternative to sugar, the truth is that agave nectar is very unhealthy, in fact, more unhealthy than sugar.

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Sugar is not good for health because of its high fructose content, but agave nectar has more fructose than sugar. While sugar has 50 percent fructose, agave nectar (or agave syrup) has as much as 70 to 90 percent fructose.
Fruits also contain fructose, but they are healthy foods because the fructose content in them is low. When consumed in small amounts, fructose is not harmful.
It is only when consumed in large amounts that fructose is harmful, because it increases our risk of being insulin resistance, causes high triglycerides, high blood sugars, abdominal obesity, and a host of other health problems related to metabolism.
Instead of agave nectar, use a natural sweetener that has low fructose content, or use brown sugar or caned sugar that are unrefined.


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