Message #48071

[mccoy]

There is no doubt that refined sugar is junk food.

However, even with healthy simple carbs like honey and maple syrup we should consider that they spike blood sugar and some people do not tolerate them. That is, they may cause T2D: type 2 diabetes, a most serious metabolic condition.

Bro. Bakhtananda advised to dilute fruit juice with water, but it is far better not to drink fruit juice at all, liquids containing sugar are adsorbed quickly and can give sharp spikes and subsequent hypoglycemia troughs.

Even fruit, consumed in large amounts, can increase substantially blood sugar.

Bottom line, if we are eating non-modest amounts of simple sugars (including the healthy types) we should monitor at least our fasting blood glucose, and our blood glucose after 2 hours from the meal.

IF the values are all right, then we tolerate simple sugar, we are the lucky ones.

IF the values are too high, then it's a dangerous route along which to proceed, even if the carbs are healty.