Q. What is the best kind of sugar to use? Should I switch to using honey or agave nectar instead of regular sugar?

A. Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, dean of the Friedman School and editor-in-chief of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers. “When consumed in higher amounts, all added sugars are similarly associated with negative health effects. This includes regular (cane) sugar, beet sugar, brown sugar, sugar ‘in-the-raw,’ high fructose corn syrup, brown rice syrup, and fruit juice […]