Question

what do you know about agave banzyun?

Answer 1

One of the most common questions I get is which natural sweeteners I recommend using. At this point we all know that sugar and high fructose corn syrup are bad for us, but when it comes to the products on the shelves of natural health food stores, things are a little less clear.

Without fail, someone will always ask my opinion of agave nectar, which is a HOT topic right now for two main reasons:

1. The alternative sweeteners industry netted $1.2 billion in 2010, making agave big business.

2. There is a debate in natural health and medical circles whether or not the health claims by manufacturers are true, making agave quite the controversy.

To get a better understanding of why there is such a heated debate over the health benefits/dangers of agave, we cannot discount the importance of #1. In the spirit of commercialism, I can understand why a competitor company would bash the marketing strategy that promotes agave nectar as a health food. But, what about the claims from a growing number of scientists and natural health experts?

Can their argument be valid? Is agave nectar bad?