Re: speaking of sugars...

Every sugar has its pros and cons.

Many sugars that are considered healthy such as raw sugar and honey are still sugar and will still raise the blood sugar.  So they really are not much different than HFCS.

And yes, sugar alcohols can cause bloating in some individuals and can cause diarrhea in large doses.

Fructose is not as bad as sucrose, which includes raw sugar and is one of the sugars found in honey.  Fructose, also known as fruit sugar, is also the sugar of agave nectar.  It will raise blood sugar, just like sucrose, but it burns more evenly than sucrose preventing the severe crashes.

I feel the safest sugar source over all is stevia.  It is very sweet, the higher quality grades taste great, and the sugars in stevia are not absorbed.  Green stevia is also a great source of blood sugar regulating chromium.