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It's commonly accepted that honey is better for us, but is that really the case? The short answer is because it is made of 55 per cent fructose (fruit sugar), eating honey is little more beneficial for our bodies than eating granulated sugar. And here's why. 大家普遍认为蜂蜜对我们的身体更有益。但事实确实如此吗？简单来说，由于蜂蜜中含有55%的果糖，所以吃蜂蜜一点也不比吃白砂糖健康到哪里去。 Refined table sugar (sucrose) is processed in our bodies by insulin, which is produced by the pancreas. Honey is about 55 per cent fructose, a fruit sugar that's processed by the liver. Despite the chemical difference, our bodies still react to honey in much same way as it reacts to refined sugar - with a blood-sugar spike. 在我们体内的蔗糖是由胰腺分泌的胰岛素来分解的。而蜂蜜中包含的55%的果糖，是通过我们的肝脏来分解的。虽然在体内发生的化学变化不同，但人体对蜂蜜和对糖分的反应是一样的，都会造成血糖迅速升高。 This encourages the pancreas to produce insulin, which leads the body to store fat and gain weight. When eaten to excess, products containing fructose contribute to obesity, heart problems and liver disease, just like products with granulated sugar. Other research has shown fructose drains minerals from your body. 这会刺激胰腺分泌胰岛素，进而导致身体储备更多脂肪和体重上升。如果过量食用包含果糖的制品，那么就和食用含砂糖的制品一样，会导致肥胖、心脏病、肝病等问题。还有研究显示果糖还会消耗体内的矿物质。 | 
