am really happy to receive this. I often have to defend my use of Agave and will keep this to share..It's also exciting to keep up with new info. regarding your recommends Thank you Dr M

I truly believe agave to be a safe alternative for sweetening, but because of my huge reactions to fructose, I know I shouldn't have this fear of fructose the rest of my life, but at the current moment I can't even fathum I will ever be able to enjoy sweetened treats. Not that it makes me that upset, as I wasn't a huge sweet lover before, but a treat here and there would be nice in the future. I just wonder if there are safe low fructose sweeteners that won't raise blood sugars so drastically and contribute to long term issues with SIBO/gut imbalances? I have read about yacon syrup which is supposed to be good at feeding the good bacteria and low in fructose and very low on glycemic index. Any knowledge of this syrup? Thanks!

As the saying goes 'For every PhD there is an equal and opposite PhD'. It's hard for the layperson to decide which research study to trust. It's always pertinent to find out who funds the research in question. This particular study, it seems, was 'supported' by 'Mondelez International' (Kraft foods of Mexico) and 'Agavaceae Produce'. Important also to note that this was a study on mice and not humans. 

I've been waiting YEARS for you to tell me that Tequilla is good for me :)........Oh, were we just talking agave?