I believe agave nectar to be one of the most harmful and unhealthy natural sweeteners on the planet! 🤯🌎 • It can be VERY misleading because it says right on the bottle, 'low gylcemic sweetener' - meaning it will not cause a big spike in your blood sugar. That is why so many people were given the terrible recommendation to use it as a 'healthy alternative' 🤦🏼‍♂️ • The reason is because agave nectar is about 52%-54% pure fructose! (To put this in perspective, high fructose corn syrup is about 50% fructose) 😵 • Fructose does NOT convert to blood sugar in our bodies, it does it's damage as fructose. It goes to the liver and causes all sorts of terrible problems and may in fact be one of the most damaging types of sugar found in nature. 👎🏼 • There are many published research studies demonstrating the damaging effects of high fructose consumption such as: • - insulin resistance (type II diabeties) - high triglycerides • - fatty liver disease - fat storage/weight gain • - and many othe...