Date Sugar Outperforms White Sugar on Insulin Markers in Clinical Study

What was said

"There was one study in particular where researchers tested a food that is 70% sugar by dry weight. In this case it was dates and the glycemic index came in between 43 and 53. That's considered low to medium. And to give context refined sugar sits at 65."

A study published in the Nutrition Journal tested five varieties of dates in both healthy people and those with insulin resistance, finding a glycemic index of 43-55 compared to refined sugar's 65. The insulin-resistant subjects' response to dates was as well-controlled as healthy volunteers, demonstrating that date sugar's fiber, polyphenols, and enzyme inhibitors create dramatically different metabolic outcomes despite containing 66% sugar by dry weight.