Jan.2008 at 3:18 PM Font size: SACRAMENTO, Jan.(UPI) Findings at the International Symposium on Honey and Human Health in Sacramento, Calif.Honey may help against diabetes, obesity and hypertension.A research physiologist at the U.Department of Agriculture showed how insulin resistance, a sign that glucose metabolism is breaking down, is not only related to diabetes, but also to obesity, cardiovascular disease, stroke and hypertension.Is critically important for diabetics and maintaining good insulin sensitivity reduces the risk for diabetes in at-risk people," Baer said in a statement."Experimental evidence suggests that consumption of honeypared to some other sweeteners may improve blood sugar control and insulin sensitivity.Researchers are exploring honey's potential to improve chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, wound healing, restorative sleep, cough suppression and cognitive function.United Press International.Read more Copd patient benefits from treatment with seretide
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