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Hi , August 25, 2011
I 'm betting my bottom cactus pad that many of us
heard first of agave in connection with tequila. It's only been
recently that it came back into our field of vision as the 'new health
food'.
Natural? Healthy?
Just like every other miracle sweetener that hits the market, it can take some work to find the fine print on this one.
This
week Jan - thank you, Jan - brought the agave question to my attention,
a perfect opportunity to investigate and share my findings with you.
All that and more linked in today's healthy, fit, happy and hot news.
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Is agave syrup a healthy sweetener?
The truth about tequila's cousin
 Q. Lani, can you explain a bit more on agave? From what I thought, it [was] extracted (naturally), from the plant, but I
guess I'll have to learn more about it. I used to use Splenda in my
coffee, but gave that up when I changed over to a plant-based diet.
I don't like black coffee, that's all. I'd like to continue using
agave. I only drink one cup of regular, unflavored coffee in the
morning, so it's not like I'm drinking 5 or more cups a day! ~Jan
Great question Jan and happy to help.
To begin with,
the primary form of sugar in agave, just like that in high fructose
corn syrup (HFCS), is fructose. Fructose is metabolized differently
than other sugars. Instead of going into the blood stream, where it
could raise blood sugar, it for the most part goes directly to the
liver.
This explains why fructose has a lower glycemic index (GI),
which is why many people promote it. But that's only part of the
story.
Though the consumption of fructose
tends not to raise blood sugar, fructose - or for that matter any
concentrated sweeteners high in fructose - can result in elevated levels
of triglycerides, associated with increased risk for heart disease and
insulin resistance. Fructose may also not affect the satiety center as
well as pure sucrose, which means you don't feel full as fast . Over
consumption of calories, beyond your caloric needs, can more easily take
place.
For a definitive article on the problems with using agave syrup, I've got to hand you over to my nutrition consultant, Jeff Novick, MS, RD, LD/N. As a matter of fact, after completing my initial
research and getting to this point in my article, further investigation
pulled up Jeff's in-depth article about agave and he's said it all
better than I could. So it is with Jeff's permission that I reprint his
article in its entirety here.
Long short, to stay out of trouble when trying to lose weight and
gain health, processed, concentrated sugars of any kind should play a
small part in our diet - limited to not more than 5% of our total
calorie intake, and less - especially of those high in fructose - for
those with health concerns. With that as rule number 1, which sweetener
you pick may not be as important as how much.
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