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Human being and Sweeteners: The History of Honey and Sugar
Hiroshi Bando1,2iD*, Hidehisa Urasaki2, Masahiro Bando1, Akiyo Yoshioka1
1Medical Research/Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
2Yoshinogawa Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
Corresponding Author: Hiroshi Bando ORCID iD
Address: Tokushima University /Medical Research, Nakashowa 1-61, Tokushima 770-0943, Japan.
Received date: 05 October 2025; Accepted date: 31 October 2025; Published date: 06 November 2025
Citation: Bando H, Urasaki H, Bando M, Yoshioka A. Human being and Sweeteners: The History of Honey and Sugar. Diab Res Open Access. 2025 Nov 06;6(1):20-23.
Copyright © 2025 Bando H, Urasaki H, Bando M, Yoshioka A. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: Altamira Cave, "Sweet Salt" (Śarkarā), Paleolithic Period, Industrial Revolution, Low Carbohydrate Diet
Abbreviations: LCD: Low Carbohydrate Diet
Abstract
Recently, health and medical problems related to carbohydrates, sugar, and sweets have been under discussion. Historically, wall paintings in the Altamira Cave in Spain depict people harvesting honey, suggesting honey as the earliest natural sweetener. White sugar originated from India before the Common Era by boiling down sugarcane juice. Since the Industrial Revolution, people have been able to obtain enough sugar at low cost. The widespread use of sugar has had a profound impact on food culture, tastes, and society around the world. Current issues regarding carbohydrates in modern society include the development of alternative sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, stevia, and erythritol.