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Is honey ancestrally consistent? — Whalespan

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Is honey ancestrally consistent?

Paul Saladino14m · 2022-11-18

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✓Well SupportedProcessing honey diminishes its beneficial properties, such as nitric oxide precursors and potential testosterone-boosting effects.✓Well SupportedHoney collection is widespread among foragers in warm climates, including the Hadza, and has been part of ancestral diets since early hominins.✓Well SupportedPopulations with an average fasting insulin of 8.6 ng/mL and 15.7 ng/mL, respectively, are likely insulin resistant.◐Partially SupportedAncestors likely consumed the entirety of the honeycomb, including the comb and larvae, not just drained honey.Partially Supported

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The Imbu Muti tribe consumes over 70% of their calories from honey at certain times of the year and remains metabolically healthy.

◐Partially SupportedGeographical eating recommendations should consider an individual's DNA and ancestral latitude.

◐Partially SupportedEliminating processed fructose and including fruit fructose may be beneficial for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

◐Partially SupportedIn a study examining honey, serum triglycerides increased from 114 ± 17 to 120 ± 18.

◐Partially SupportedPasteurized honey may remove beneficial nitric oxide precursors.

✕Not SupportedA study comparing honey to sugars used individuals with an average fasting insulin of 8.6, which is considered high and indicative of metabolic dysfunction.

✕Not SupportedA study equating honey, sucrose, and high-fructose corn syrup's metabolic effects used pasteurized Dutch Gold honey, which may reduce its benefits.

◐Partially SupportedHoney is considered healthy from nutritional, longevity, and chronic disease standpoints, with associated populations showing low rates of obesity and diabetes.

✕Not SupportedA fasting insulin level of 8.6 ng/mL suggests metabolic dysfunction.

◐Partially SupportedAncestral humans likely consumed the entire honeycomb, including larva, which alters its nutritional value.

◐Partially SupportedAncestral humans living near the equator likely consumed honey year-round where available.

◐Partially SupportedThe Baobab fruit is rich in Vitamin C.

◐Partially SupportedBee larva has higher protein and fat content than honey.