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News Topical, Digital Desk : It is very common to feed honey to a child just a few months after his birth. Even today, many people do this considering it beneficial for the child. However, in reality, doing this can be very harmful for their health. Experts also consider it an unhealthy practice. For adults, honey is considered a natural sweetener and they get its benefits only if taken in limited quantity.
At the same time, honey can make children under 12 months of age seriously ill. Honey may contain spores of a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum, which can cause infant botulism in children. This is a serious form of food poisoning , which can affect the nerve function of children. Let's know what the experts say about this:-
These are the symptoms of botulism in infants
- Constipation
- Difficulty sucking
- Droopy Eyelid
- Difficulty crying
- weakening of muscles
- Difficulty in breathing
Children don't need honey
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, there is no need to add sugar or any kind of sweetener to the milk or meal of children under the age of 2 years. Children do not need honey. In general, sugar and any kind of sweetener should be avoided for children.
This causes them to gain unnecessary weight and causes tooth decay . Anyway, babies get natural sweetness from fruits and this is a healthy way to give them sweetness, but before six months, they should not be given anything other than mother's milk.
What do experts say
Dr. Ajay Vinod, a pediatrician from NCR, says that nothing should be given to a child before six months. Especially giving honey to children below 12 months of age can be dangerous, because it is very concentrated and children cannot digest it. Their digestive system is weak. Children should be given only mother's milk till the age of six months and after that, solid food should be started slowly.
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