Toronto University research analyze honey’s impact through systematic.

Honey is obtained from flower nectar, which contains a variety of complex sugars, organic acids, enzymes, proteins, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and other biologically active compounds. Honey, is widely regarded as a healthier alternative to sugar. It has previously been shown in in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies to show the impact of honey on health, including reduced body weight, inflammation, lipid profiles, and glycemic control.

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The current study’s researchers searched the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases for randomised and nonrandomized controlled feeding trials in humans. These studies looked at how honey consumption affected adiposity, glycemic control, lipids, blood pressure, uric acid, inflammatory markers, and markers of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

The researchers used the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) Approach to determine the effect of honey on these various factors. The GRADE approach, in particular, assesses the certainty of estimates extracted from selected trials to generate graded evidence profiles based on their degree of certainty.

Importantly, the studies included in this review were conducted on otherwise healthy patients who did not consume excessive amounts of sugar on a daily basis.

The study’s findings

The researchers used 18 controlled feeding trials from the initial 809 studies for their final analysis, which included 1,105 participants. The median daily dose of honey in these trials was 40 grams, with a median duration of eight weeks.

These studies compared the effects of honey on body weight, (BMI), waist circumference, (SBP),  (DBP), fasting glucose, fasting insulin, glycated haemoglobin, (HOMA-IR), (LDL-C),  (HDL-C), (ALT).

Honey was discovered to improve lipid outcomes by lowering total cholesterol, LDL-C, and fasting triglyceride levels while increasing HDL-C levels. Furthermore, honey consumption increased IL-6 and TNF- levels.

Notably, the researchers discovered that the floral source and method of processing honey affected its health. Robinia honey, clover honey, and raw honey, for example, were all linked to lower fasting glucose and total cholesterol levels.

The common belief among public health and nutrition experts has been that “sugar is sugar,” but this research shows that this is not the case.”

Takeaways from your studies

Despite the fact that honey has a high sugar concentration of about 80%, the majority of which is fructose and glucose, the current study discovered that the various other bioactive substances that comprise this honey, likely provide cardiometabolic health benefits to consumers.

In addition to the conventional sugars found in honey, rare sugars that have been shown to alter both short- and long-term glycemic outcomes account for approximately 14% of the honey’s sugar content. As a result, the presence of these sugars may also contribute to honey’s observed health benefits.

The takeaway is more about substitution: if you use table sugar, syrup, or another sweetener, switching to honey may reduce cardiometabolic risks.”

Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Gains Support for New Government Amid.

The leader of the Perikatan Nasional coalition, Muhyiddin, claimed to have gained the backing of two Borneo-based regional blocs. With it, his alliance’s seat total would increase from 73 to 101, falling just shy of the necessary 112 majorities.

He stated, “I am convinced I will gain enough support from MPs that will enable me to be nominated by the monarch as Prime Minister,” declining to specify which other parties may do so.

Anwar Ibrahim, the longtime head of the opposition, is vying for the support of other organizations even though his Pakatan Harapan coalition won 82 seats in the election on Saturday.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Barisan Nasional alliance suffered its worst electoral defeat ever in the inconclusive election, taking home just 30 of the 178 seats it competed for.

It prolongs the political unrest in the country of Southeast Asia, which has had three prime ministers in as many years, at a time when inflation is on the rise and economic development is decreasing.

The unrest is a reflection of a change in a nation that had long been among the most stable in a region that had had its fair share of military coups, bloody political upheavals, and insurgencies.

One of the Borneo regional blocs, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, declared it was prepared to cooperate with Muhyiddin and the current Barisan alliance to create a government.

Malaysia‘s king, whose position is mostly ceremonial but has the authority to name a legislator as prime minister he feels would command a majority, may be required to participate in forming a government. The palace asked the parties on Sunday to offer the name of a legislator they believe has a majority by 2 p.m. (0600 GMT) on Monday.

Race and Revelation

On Saturday, a record number of Malaysians voted, rejecting Ismail’s multi-ethnic Barisan coalition, led by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the country’s dominant political force for decades.

Race and religion are contentious topics in Malaysia, where the bulk of the population is Muslim Malays, with significant ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities.

The Islamist PAS party under Muhyiddin’s Perikatan grouping was a significant victor in the election, winning the most seats of any one party.

Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, deputy managing director of political risk consultant BowerGroupAsia, stated, “I think what we learned here is that the country is more split.”

The Perikatan coalition won Mahathir Mohamad’s seat, ending his 53-year winning streak as Malaysia’s longest-serving prime minister. Muhyiddin took office as prime minister in 2020, but after his administration fell apart in 2017, Ismail and Barisan were able to retake control.