The Claim
Daily consumption of 34 grams of added sugar from honey-sweetened yogurt for four weeks in healthy postmenopausal women aged 45–65 is associated with a 2.56 pg/mL reduction in plasma IL-33 compared to consumption of an equivalent amount of sugar-sweetened yogurt.
What the research says
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In healthy postmenopausal women aged 45–65, eating honey-sweetened yogurt daily for four weeks resulted in a 2.56 pg/mL lower level of plasma IL-33 compared to eating yogurt sweetened with the same amount of sugar.
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In healthy postmenopausal women aged 45–65, daily consumption of 34 grams of added sugar from honey-sweetened yogurt for four weeks was associated with a 2.56 pg/mL reduction in plasma IL-33 compared to an equivalent amount of sugar-sweetened yogurt, suggesting honey may modestly suppress this pro-inflammatory alarmin independently of changes in microbial metabolites.
Bioactive compounds in honey enter the bloodstream and block a specific inflammation signal called IL-33 from activating immune cells. This stops a chain reaction inside those cells that would normally make more inflammation, leading to less IL-33 in the blood.
What the research says
1 studyIn a study, women who ate yogurt sweetened with honey for four weeks had a small drop in a blood marker of inflammation called IL-33, compared to those who ate yogurt sweetened with regular sugar — even though their gut bacteria didn’t change. This suggests honey might help reduce inflammation in a unique way.
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