You frequently hear that consuming these two in the same meal will spike insulin, since fructose will store preferentially in the liver and prevent incoming glucose from finding a place in the “buffer zone.” For this reason, Poliquin and Serrano sometimes include the combination as part of their post-workout nutrition. But is this really a problem? Honey is part fructose, part glucose and it doesn’t spike insulin. Is consuming fruit and starches together only a problem when liver glycogen stores are very full, as on a high-carb diet?
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“Honey doesn’t spike insulin”. Where did you hear that?
Well, it raises insulin like any carb, it’s got a moderately high GI rating, but I meant it’s not like maltodextrin, for instance. Fruit themselves contain a mixture of glucose and fructose.