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Bee honey is considered one of the foods that are beneficial to human health, and the reason is that it contains many nutrients that the body needs, to recover and prevent some diseases.
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Categories prohibited from eating bee honey
Despite the many benefits offered by bee honey to public health, there are groups that are prohibited from taking it for satisfactory considerations, according to Dr. Karim Jamal, a clinical nutritionist.
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1- Children under one year old
Jamal said that bee honey is forbidden for children who have not completed their first year, because their stomachs have great difficulty in digesting the sugars in it, which puts them at risk of colic and bloating.
The clinical nutritionist added that there is another reason why bee honey is harmful to children under one year old, which is that it contains Clostridium, a bacteria that may cause infant poisoning.
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2- Diabetics
He stressed that bee honey is considered a healthy alternative to white sugar for diabetics, however, it must be consumed in moderation, because excessive consumption may lead to a sharp rise in blood sugar.
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3- Patients allergic to honey
Karim explained that people who are allergic to honey are completely prohibited from consuming bee honey, because it stimulates their immune system and stimulates it to produce histamine, which causes the appearance of an annoying group of symptoms. For information, click here.
4- People with weak immunity
And according to the “Only myhealth” website, people with weak immune systems, such as the elderly and those with autoimmune diseases, are prohibited from eating bee honey, because their bodies are unable to fight the Clostridium bacteria, which puts them at risk of food poisoning.
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2023-07-06 17:28:11
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