Why is honey dangerous for infants under age 1?!
Why is honey dangerous for infants under age 1?
Answers:
It can carry spores of botulism toxicinum in minute quantities that babies that young are not able to fight off, due to immature immune systems. Even if paseurized, botulism toxins are still deadly and unaffected by heat. Just hold off for now.
Source(s):
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/botul...
It's not. That's a lie.
it has a bug in it...its bee poo what more do you want?
Honey is not pasturized or processed, it can contain bacteria harmful to babies.
They could drown
There are bacteria that can be (but aren't always) dangerous to little people. Its a good idea to forego the use of honey till they are a little bit older.
under the age of 1?
I thought it was under the age of 3 or 6 months >.<
I've heard something about it containing some type of a bacteria. Did you know that honey is the only food that will never expire/go bad?
it is? i never knew that...
i gave honey to my children from weaning, in porridge on toast, it never did them any harm
There is a bacteria that could cause botulism in infants. It's very weak, however the danger is there. Babies who get botulism have about a 20% survival rate. Why risk it?
Use Karo light corn syrup instead. It's just as effective a treat to dip a pacifier in.
because it is sticky and will get stuck in their throat causing other things to get stuck in their thoat
Honey, corn syrup and other natural sweeteners are a potential threat to infants.Harmless to adults because of their stomach acidity, botulinum endospores are widely present in the environment and can persist in a dormant state in honey.
My wife always said it was the consistency (too thick). The children under one year old haven't fully developed or mastered all their muscles yet. They could choke on it.
Yes, it can carry bacteria that can make them very ill. Supposedly. They say the same thing about Karo Syrup however, I gave it to my daughter when she was a baby to help with constipation and she's lived to be 13 without fail! It reminds me of the e-mail about how we all used to ride in the backs of trucks in the summer, drink from the hose, eat off the floor, ride our bikes without helmets...whatever.....hehe
One child, one time, got sick from something and they blamed it on some honey and so they labeled honey as dangerous for little children. In truth, honey doesn't need to be pasteurized or heated in anyway. Honey is "living" and heat kills the good bacteria that is in it. To the one answerer, honey is NOT bee poo. Jeeze.
Yes since it is not pasterized, it may carry bacteria
1) very high sugar content
2) produced by bees - possibilty of an allergic reaction
Incidentally never, ever dip a dummy (pacifier) in anything as a treat especially something sweet - unless you are trying to rot thier newly forming teeth before they have a chance to come through. what are they teaching mums these days?
A couple of answers are close! Honey is not heat processed and so is fairly likely to contain Clostridium botulinum, the organism that causes botulism. Under the age of 1 or so, the infant's digestive system is geared to use milk and the pH is over 4.6. Above 4.6, C. botulinum produces the neurotoxin that is lethal to most adults that get it and to essentially all infants. Once kids switch to regular foods, the system becomes acidic and bot is no longer a problem. Honey becomes a pretty nutritious sweetener for us, but it can be DEADLY for infants.
It's actually unsafe for infants under 2 years. It contains bacteria that their immune systems cant handle making it potentially fatal for them.
The risk of Botulism.
My first thought was because of the pollen allergy (hay fever) but this link contradicts this idea:
http://www.dreamsalivemagazine.com/sprin...
But the answer is in this link:
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/startin...
botulism,very harmful to kids cos its not processed