Honey is powerful but NEVER use honey if you have any of these conditions
Honey is a natural food widely used to sweeten juices, vitamins, and desserts, and to make syrups and home remedies against colds, flu and infections due to their antiseptic and antioxidant properties. However, see below when using honey is contraindicated.
1. Children under 1 year
Children under 1 year of age should not consume honey because it may contain the spores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can develop in the baby intestine and cause botulism, a serious illness that can lead to dє𝔞𝔱h.
Since the baby’s intestine is not yet fully matured up to 12 months, this bacteria multiplies more easily and can cause severe symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, loss of facial expressions, irritability, and constipation.
2. Diabetes
People with diabetes should avoid honey because it contains simple sugars, which increase blood glucose. Although honey has a lower glycemic index than sugar, it can still lead to changes in glycemia and impair disease control.
Before using honey or any other type of sugar in the diet, diabetics must be with the disease well control and take guidance from the doctor or nutritionist about the safety of using honey, which should always be consumed only in small amounts.
3. Allergy to Honey
The allergy to honey happens mainly in people who suffer from allergy to bee stings or to pollen. It is characterized by a strong reaction of the immune system against honey, causing symptoms such as redness in the skin, itching in the body and throat, swollen lips and watery eyes.
In these cases, the only way to avoid allergy is not to consume honey, avoiding also products or preparations containing honey. Thus, it is important to always read the food label ingredients to identify whether or not honey was used in the preparation of that product.
4. Fructose intolerance
Fructose intolerance occurs when the intestine can not digest fructose, a type of sugar that is present in honey, and foods such as fruits, vegetables, and processed products that contain additives such as fructose syrup.
Thus, in the presence of this intolerance the individual should exclude honey and other products with fructose from the food.
