Honey contains a mixture of sugars and other nutrients, mainly carbohydrates, water, vitamins, antioxidants, calories, etc. Therefore, many people have the habit of not eating breakfast, only drinking honey mixed with warm water to purify the body and lose weight.

However, according to nutritionists, honey provides as much energy as other foods. However, if you only drink honey without adding other foods, this is an unscientific way of dieting.

According to Dr. Nguyen Trong Hung - Head of Adult Nutrition Consultation Department, National Institute of Nutrition, honey has a fairly high sugar content.

According to the Vietnamese food composition table, 100 grams of honey contains 81.3 grams of sugar. When it enters the body, it is quickly digested, causing the sugar level to spike, then drop rapidly, making the body feel hungry. As a result, you tend to eat more, making it easier to gain weight.

Therefore, people can drink warm water mixed with honey in the morning to help protect the stomach, wake up the digestive system, but still need to eat breakfast afterwards.

If you don't eat, your body will have excess sugar and lack many essential nutrients such as starch, fat, protein or fiber, affecting your health later on.

Using honey need to avoid 4 mistakes

1. Do not mix honey with hot water

While raw honey can be a great source for health and skin, honey mixed with hot water is extremely dangerous for your health.

According to Ayurvedic expert, Dr. Sudha Asokan (from Delhi, India), using hot water above 60 degrees Celsius mixed with honey will significantly increase hydroxymethyl furfuraldehyde (HMF) - this is a natural carcinogen.

Or mixing honey with hot water can destroy its enzymes and essential nutrients. The best way to drink honey is with cold water or warm water of 30-40 degrees Celsius.

2. Don't use too much

Honey is good but any food has two sides, good and bad. Therefore, we should not abuse it. Recommendations say that a person should use 5ml of honey at a time, diluted with 150ml of warm water.

Do not overuse it because it can cause rapid weight gain, lower blood pressure and is especially harmful to teeth and mouth. At the same time, limit sugary products such as candy and soft drinks.

3. Do not drink honey right after waking up

Drinking honey water in the morning is great, but that doesn't mean honey water should be your "first glass of water" of the day.

Because at this time the stomach is still empty, if you rush to drink honey water immediately, it will increase the burden on the digestive tract, for people with fructose intolerance it can also cause stomach ache and diarrhea.

The best way to use honey water is to wake up, rest for a few minutes, then drink a glass of warm water; wait a few minutes, then drink the diluted honey water slowly or you can use it with breakfast.

4. Do not drink when blood sugar is high

Honey water is very good but not suitable for diabetics. The reason is because honey contains sucrose and fructose which can cause blood sugar levels to rise too quickly.

If diabetics and people with high blood sugar use honey on an empty stomach, it will be extremely dangerous.