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Do not give honey in any form to people less than one year old. (Photo: Getty Images)Getty
A lot of news of the lollipop this week. I hear by many two news, because, let's face it, lollipops are not exactly the Kardashian to attract the attention of the media.
I've already written on a new lollipop for Forbes, a study examining the possible impact of the sucking of the lollipop of their baby by the parents. The other news of the lollipop? On Friday, Texas State Department health services announced that 4 infants in the state had been hospitalized for botulism after using lollipops containing honey purchased in Mexico. These people had been hospitalized between mid-August and the end of October. The cases also prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to re-emphasize that you should never feed a child with honey until it reaches at least a year.
Why can not you feed your honey a little honey? Honey may contain spores of a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium can secrete a neurotoxin called botulinum toxin, which can prevent nerve cells from releasing a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine and thus paralyze the muscles.
Does the name of this toxin seem familiar to you? Yes, that's it Botox. Its muscle stun effects are the reason why Botox can smooth out your wrinkles and leave you with what looks like a constantly stunned look. Of course, Botox treatments usually only require a small dose of the toxin injected in very specific locations.
In contrast, botulism occurs when enough toxin is found in the gut, then spreads to other parts of your body, paralyzing the muscles you normally use to move and breathe. That's why botulism can be deadly. And this is why the first typical symptoms are difficulty in seeing, moving, breathing, swallowing, talking or crying if you are a baby or if you cry often.
Therefore, never tell anyone you have botulism when you want to talk about botox treatment, and vice versa. Botulism is a life-threatening medical emergency. If you think you have botulism, contact your doctor immediately to get the antitoxin as soon as possible.
Why then is it ok for you to eat honey, assuming you are not a toddler chronologically? You probably have other bacteria in your gut that can grow Clostridium botulinum and prevent it from reproducing and producing toxin. When babies are born, they do not have the same bacteria. That's why your shit stinks and theirs do not. In other words, infants under one year old are the only ones who can truly say that their shit does not stink. Finally, as infants age and are exposed to different foods, people, and other elements of the environment, their microbiomes or bacteria in their intestines grow and begin to stink.
This does not mean that your stinking shit will completely protect you from botulism. If, for example, you eat food from a tin can where Clostridium botulinum has already reproduced and produced the toxin, you can contract the botulism of such a box. It just means that your older and more stinking intestines can probably handle honey that contains some Clostridium botulinum spores.
Therefore, remember that "Honey Child" is probably OK if it is "Honey One Year or Old Age". But honey baby? It's a no-no.
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Do not give honey in any form to people less than one year old. (Photo: Getty Images)Getty
A lot of news of the lollipop this week. I hear by many two news, because, let's face it, lollipops are not exactly the Kardashian to attract the attention of the media.
I've already written on a new lollipop for Forbes, a study examining the possible impact of the sucking of the lollipop of their baby by the parents. The other news of the lollipop? On Friday, Texas State Department health services announced that 4 infants in the state had been hospitalized for botulism after using lollipops containing honey purchased in Mexico. These people had been hospitalized between mid-August and the end of October. The cases also prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to re-emphasize that you should never feed a child with honey until it reaches at least a year.
Why can not you feed your honey a little honey? Honey may contain spores of a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium can secrete a neurotoxin called botulinum toxin, which can prevent nerve cells from releasing a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine and thus paralyze the muscles.
Does the name of this toxin seem familiar to you? Yes, that's it Botox. Its muscle stun effects are the reason why Botox can smooth out your wrinkles and leave you with what looks like a constantly stunned look. Of course, Botox treatments usually only require a small dose of the toxin injected in very specific locations.
In contrast, botulism occurs when enough toxin is found in the gut, then spreads to other parts of your body, paralyzing the muscles you normally use to move and breathe. That's why botulism can be deadly. And this is why the first typical symptoms are difficulty in seeing, moving, breathing, swallowing, talking or crying if you are a baby or if you cry often.
Therefore, never tell anyone you have botulism when you want to talk about botox treatment, and vice versa. Botulism is a life-threatening medical emergency. If you think you have botulism, contact your doctor immediately to get the antitoxin as soon as possible.
Why then is it ok for you to eat honey, assuming you are not a toddler chronologically? You probably have other bacteria in your gut that can grow Clostridium botulinum and prevent it from reproducing and producing toxin. When babies are born, they do not have the same bacteria. That's why your shit stinks and theirs do not. In other words, infants under one year old are the only ones who can truly say that their shit does not stink. Finally, as infants age and are exposed to different foods, people, and other elements of the environment, their microbiomes or bacteria in their intestines grow and begin to stink.
This does not mean that your stinking shit will completely protect you from botulism. If, for example, you eat food from a tin can where Clostridium botulinum has already reproduced and produced the toxin, you can contract the botulism of such a box. It just means that your older and more stinking intestines can probably handle honey that contains some Clostridium botulinum spores.
Therefore, remember that "Honey Child" is probably OK if it is "Honey One Year or Old Age". But honey baby? It's a no-no.
