Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — The Egyptian Ministry of Health recently clarified the truth behind one of the common beliefs about white honey.
Some believe that diabetics are allowed to use white honey in any quantity, unlike white sugar, but the official account of the Egyptian Ministry of Health indicated in a tweet on Twitter that this is not true.
The tweet confirmed that white honey can increase the level of sugar in the body, like white sugar, and it also increases weight.
Diabetes leads to high blood sugar levels as a result of problems with insulin production, its action, or both.
This disease may cause serious complications such as blindness, kidney damage, heart and blood vessel diseases, and may lead to amputation of limbs as well, and early death.
According to the official website of the World Health Organization (WHO), premature death rates from diabetes increased by 3% between 2000 and 2019.
It is estimated that diabetes and related kidney disease caused nearly two million deaths in 2019.
A healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight, and avoiding tobacco use are ways to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.
