Apparently honey is classed as junk food because of its high sugar content. Are the Food Standard Agency mad?

Answer 1

Yes they are! They are putting all these health warnings on kids junk foods now to try to prevent obesity in children and yet I just heard that Asda are going to start selling size 0 clothes. Talk about going from one extreme to the other eh?

Answer 2

Honey a JUNK food that is crazy this is one of the most natural foods in the world and also has anti biotic properties this is taking the health of the nation a wee bit too far the FSA needs to do their herbal research properly !
If anything kids do not eat enough honey in this country its not like we are going to set them down with a jar and spoon and tell them to eat the lot

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The honey in stores are usually added with other food ingredients, but wild honey especially from tropical area good for health. It's had been tradition for many people to drink for healthier life. These wild honey are picked by hand and can be found in Asian countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.

Answer 5

It's due to the level of sugar or fat per 100g of the food, which is not a typical serving for some foods. For example breast milk is also 'junk food' under this criteria.

Answer 6

Some one was paid lots of money to come up with this one.
I bet they are still sitting down to honey on toast using it in their cooking.
I wonder who in the honey buisness upset some w....r in the Food stanard agency

Answer 7

Somebody got that wrong. It is originally a collection of nectars and is sucrose that is coverted to natural sugars. unlike the refined sugars from sugar cane and beet

The injection of the sting by the bee into the honey cell preserves this substance and matures it to what is deemd as honey. It has many uses for healing appplying directly to sores etc.
It's health benefits ahve been sounded down the line for many years. It is even recommended to diabetics in samll amounts . So someone is out of tune with the benefits of this natural product

Answer 8

Personally I think that the Government is mad, so this is no surprise. I usually ignore the government health warning on foods that I have eaten since childhood. It is all part of the control freak system that is now called government.

Answer 9

that will upset a lot of bears .honey badgers ,hummingbirds and people ,not to speakof the bees who do all the work
i have been told that it is much healthier than sugar

Answer 10

nope.

we're just well trained.

we are so used to sugary, unnecessary calories in our diets that at this point if it's not super duper over processed we think we can call it healthy, even if it is just glorified sugar.

tasty glorified sugar, but all the same. if a diabetic should avoid it - we all should be aware of its contents and place in our diet.

a treat. not a staple.