Honey is a natural, unprocessed food with lots of good stuff in it, other than just calories. Honey is called a superfood by some, and it has natural antimicrobial action and other stuff.
Sugar is a refined, highly-processed food that has absolutely no nutritional benefit, other than calories. (And additional calories are not a "benefit" for people eating the standard western diet.)
I do eat some honey, not very often and not in large quantities; rather, as a treat. For those who are insulin-resistant or diabetic, it's very important to watch the quantities and timing of carbohydrates taken in, as carbs drastically affect blood sugar control. All the calories in honey come from carbohydrate, therefore it still needs care in its use.
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