do not feed honey to infant under 1 year old

[gasser11]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Probably because of the allergic reactions some people have to honey. My sister cannot eat honey.

it's usually the pollen left in the honey . . . Botulism is the possibly fatal illness - to a very [very] tiny percentage [of a percentage] of infants who may already have compromised immune systems.

i am not exactly sure of the .02 per 100,000 as the article is somewhat unclear . . .
. . . look at it this way: at the MOST, 100 infants in the entire USA develop it - not all cases are fatal - AND most of those [up to] 100 infants did NOT get it from honey.

clear?

:roll:

it's true that a lot of cases are non-fatal, but tell that to the parents who are seeing their baby in a ventilator for days/weeks cuz all their muscles are paralyzed and can't breath. they may not die, but having a floppy baby doesn't sound too fun. why put someone at risk if it is known as a fact that honey can cause botulism? it's just like the oral polio vaccine (actually gives 1 in 2.4 million people polio), but they stopped it because of a known risk.

 

[0roo0roo]

yup other then that, honey is good for adults

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: apoppin
so don't feed honey to infants becaise maybe 7-10 die in the US every year because of it . . . maybe
:roll:

I truly hope you never have kids... :roll:

Most of the botulism cases are with kids who haven't been exposed to honey.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: apoppin
and Winne is a fictious character

He was a based on a real bear from Winnipeg