Why can't children drink honey?

Honey is a familiar food that has great benefits for the human body. It can help with bowel movements and prevent constipation. However, it is fine for adults to consume, but it is not recommended for children because their physical development is immature and their gastrointestinal development is not complete. Prone to cause gastrointestinal diseases. And children don’t have the habit of drinking honey. The substances contained in honey should affect the development of children's bodies, so why can't children drink honey?

Babies under one year old should not eat honey. Because honey contains botulinum toxin, which can cause poisoning symptoms in infants and young children, infants under 6 months old are more susceptible to this disease. Although the chance of botulism infection in infants is very small, doctors still recommend that children should not be given honey and its products before they are one year old.

Children need to be careful when eating honey, and children can only drink it when they are over 1 year old. It is best to drink it 1-1.5 hours before meals. Generally, the honey that children eat is the same as that of adults, but the amount should be smaller. Don't let them drink too much at one time. The general dosage is 30 grams per day, which can be taken with warm water several times. It is particularly important to note that honey cannot be rinsed with high-temperature boiling water, as this will destroy the nutrients in the honey.

Is it good for children to drink honey?

1. Children are in the growth period and their bodies need a lot of energy. Eating honey can meet this requirement because honey is rich in nutrients. In addition to sugar, it also contains many vitamins and minerals, which can meet the body's nutritional needs.

2. As parents, in addition to hoping that their children grow up healthily, our second wish is that their children are smart. Children eating honey can promote brain development and help the development of their intelligence. Ji'antang jujube flower honey contains a lot of glucose, which is the main nutrient consumed by the brain, so children eating honey can help their brain development.

3. Children love to eat sweets, which may be their nature, but eating too much sweets can also have bad effects. For example, common tooth decay is caused by eating too much sugar. Letting children eat honey can reduce the intake of other sugars and prevent the occurrence of tooth decay. Honey contains special substances that can prevent the formation of dental plaque, thus effectively preventing tooth decay.

In fact, except for children under one year old who are forbidden to drink honey, children over one year old can drink honey in moderation. They still have many benefits from drinking honey. Of course, everything is excessive, and children should not drink honey.