text: is honey or fructose (fruit sugar) healthier than or the same as normal sugar (sucrose/cane-sugar)? i like something sweet e.g. in my coffee or on cereals... i've heard normal sugar isn't healthy, should i just use honey or is it the same thing? how do these affect ones body? is honey healthier than fruit-sugar(fructose)? why? i dont like or eat artificial chemical sweetners.. another natural product to look into is stevia, which is extremely sweet. a tiny pinch will sweeten an entire cup of cofee, and it avoids all the chemicals.