Many people interested in staying healthy have switched to agave as a safer natural sweetener. They want to avoid well-documented dangerous sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), but are unaware that most agave is actually worse than HFCS. Most agave “nectar” or agave“syrup” is nothing more than a laboratory-generated, super-condensed fructose syrup, devoid of virtually all nutrient value, and offering you metabolic misfortune in its place. Unfortunately, masterful marketing has resulted in the astronomical popularity of agave syrup among people who believe they are doing their health a favor by avoiding refined sugars like HFCS, as well as dangerous artificial sweeteners. While agave syrup does have a low-glycemic index, so does antifreeze — that doesnt mean it’s good for you. Most agave syrup has a higher fructose content than any commercial sweetener — ranging from 70 to 97 percent, depending on the brand, which is far higher than HFCS, which averages 55 percent. This makes agave worse than HFCS. Read more:
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 20:05:01 +0000
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