[basil]

I always take a natural substance (sugar, in this case) over an artificial one.

Moderation is the key--you're right about that!

[flashbunny]

yep- sugar is better than nutrasweet. Butter is better than margarine.

Unless for some reason you can't eat the real thing, always go for the real thing.

[backslacker]

I always take a natural substance (sugar, in this case) over an artificial one.

Substitute sugar, aspartame, sweet&low, nutrasweet, for honey and fruits. You will notice an increase in your energy and in your health.

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectations shall not be cut off. --Proverbs 24:13-14

Benefits of Honey:

• When a Russian professor associated with The Longevity Institute studied centenarians of Russia's famed Caucasus mountains, he found they had one thing in common. They were mostly beekeepers, and their principle foods were products of the hive. They kept the raw honey and sold the processed honey to the general public. Some lived to be 150 years of age.
• Raw honey is the perfect food, and a source of rapidly supplied energy. It requires no intermediate steps for proper digestion.
• White sugar is a killer. Americans consume 150 pounds-plus of it each year.
• Many of man's sugar substitutes are highly dangerous. The disclaimer on the "Sweet 'N Low" package reads, "Use of this product may be hazardous to your health. This product contains saccharin which has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals."
• Raw honey is a living food containing a host of powerful nutrients. It has twice the sweetening power of sugar.
• Raw honey is powerful deterrent to gastric ulcers.
• Raw honey promotes the rapid healing of wounds.
• Research claims that raw honey even protects against tooth decay and gum disease.
• Raw honey may prevent certain cancers from recurring.
• Raw honey is anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and an antioxidant.
• In 1994, Australia approved honey as a medicine.
• Raw honey increases calcium absorption; can increase hemoglobin count, and treats and prevents anemia caused by nutritional factors, etc., etc.

  Sources:
  
  Honey and the Finger of God
  Raw Honey...Get in Line
  Locusts and Wild Honey
  
  http://www.GodSaidManSaid.com/