> nobody has been arguing that sugar syrup
> in honey is going to kill anyone...

> Let's try to look at shades of grey and
> see if we can find merit in seemingly odd ideas.

OK, here's what I don't "get" about "sugar sensitivity":

1) There is a very simple and well-known process for
   the metabolization of sugar, honey, fructose, and
   other carbohydrates.

2) To simplify, your body can't really tell the difference
   between a Life-Saver candy and a spoonful of honey.

3) To go further, I am glossing over only a few details if
   I say that your body can't tell the difference between
   sugar, honey, HFCS, and a potato.

Given that at least one reader of this list knows someone
who is said to be sensitive to refined sugar, we might be
able to narrow things down a bit by asking what reaction
(if any) is experienced when consuming other carbohydrates
and other types of "sugars", and what reaction results from
eating various packaged foods containing HFCS.

Bottom line, I'm going to feed my bees rather than let them
starve, and I'm not going to overfeed and perhaps sully my
crop with sugar simply because I don't want to increase my
costs by feeding too much. (I think that "sully" is a more
appropriate term than "contaminate".)

> What it is about refined sugar that causes such reactions
> is not clear. Perhaps some stage of the refining process
> introduces something that is not always totally removed at
> the end.


Speaking of carbs, has the "Atkins Diet" craze sweeping the
USA caused anyone's honey sales to slump?  My wife is a member
of the (USA) Baker's Guild, and their newsletter says that
nationwide bakery revenues have taken a serious hit due to the
low respect suddenly given to carbohydrates as a part of a
balanced diet.


                jim   (Farmed and Dangerous)

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