Honey it up! A look at the tremendous weight loss benefits of honey

Honey is a natural sweetener used since many centuries by mankind. This golden liquid is a miraculous product of the honey bees and therefore a better substitute to processed white sugar as it contains more nutrients like vitamin C, iron and calcium, depending on the source.

Besides its great taste and texture, it is the ease with which one can consume it that makes it so helpful; for example, you can add honey in your milk, porridge, tea, juices, or you can directly spread honey on bread instead of jam. Honey surprisingly can also help in weight loss due to the following reasons:

- Unlike sugar, honey is not heavily processed and contains vitamins, minerals and amino acids which help in fat metabolism and cholesterol reduction, preventing obesity.

- Honey has a higher glycemic index than sugar which means when you have honey, it does not give you a sugar rush, mood swings or sugar cravings, thus preventing further weight gain.

- Honey contains sucrose and fructose unlike sugar which only has sucrose. Due to the fructose, it is metabolized slowly by the liver and is used up for energy by the cells without causing excess fat storage.

- Honey is naturally sweeter than sugar, delicious and yummy which can practically replace sugar in anything that needs sweetness, as mentioned above. You would need less of it to sweeten your food, thus again preventing weight gain.

- Honey if consumed first thing in the morning can boost your metabolism by giving you a carb rush which your body needs to burn the calories and kick start your body processes.

- It is also a great post workout carb option which is natural and increases your protein uptake by the muscles.

So weight loss isn’t always bad, especially when you have such a sweet remedy for it!