The SCD™ Knowledge Base

Honey

Elaine writes:
Honey is legal because, as the book states, it contains only single sugars
(monosaccharides) which do not need microvilli enzymes (see diagrams on
pages 22 and 23) in order for the two sugars of which it is composed to be
absorbed into your bloodstream. The two sugars are already in the
absorbable form. However, sucrose and lactose, etc. need action of the
microvilli enzymes and in people with IBD and other illnesses, research
shows that these enzymes are not active.

Originally from the Long Island listserve.