Why is honey bad for babies?

Question

I mean what's in it and why is it bad? It's just bee sweat and pollen and glucose I think. And why are Japanese people so smart?

Answer 1

Mothers are discouraged from dipping dummies/pacifiers in honey.Too much honey can rot a babies teeth, before they even emerge from the gum line. Oh, and Japanese people work harder and try harder that westerners on average.

Answer 2

While honey is a favorite sweetener for many adults and children, it should not be fed to children under age 1. Honey may contain the dormant spores of a bacteria that causes a rare but very serious condition called infant botulism.

Adults and older children have a high level of acid in their stomachs and protective bacteria in their intestines. This prevents potentially harmful spores from growing and producing a poison that causes botulism. The digestive system of infants less than 1 year of age is still immature and unable to prevent any spores they ingest from growing and producing the poison.


Infant botulism:
Is caused by consuming the spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then grow in the intestines and release toxin.



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about the "why are japanese people so smart?
i do agree with a previous response, that through out the age ranges japanese people are dedicated and applied to education and culture.
honor to the family is another factor why children are expected to do better and so honering their family through their hard work.

"In Japan, inter-relationships between people are heavily influenced by concepts of "honor", "obligation", and "duty" in a way that is much less true in the more individualistic and free-wheeling West. Finally, generalized conceptions of morality and desirable behavior are less developed in Japan, where particular and situational obligations to family, school, and friends tend to guide behavior"


Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Honey shouldn't be given to babies because of the bacteria in it. Also, honey is bee vomit

Japanese smart?? Wasn't a smart move to bomb Pearl Harbor, was it? The young people study harder, longer and go to school longer. Pops

Answer 4

It is not pasteurized and can have bacteria. Not all Japanese people are smart but they understand the value of an education and work very hard in school and also in the business and professional world.

Answer 5

There are bacteria in honey that can harm babies. Japanese people have a better study, work and living ethic than most cultures.

Answer 6

The question regarding honey was posted before- the best answer's response rocked. See below.
Japanese (and most Asian tribes) actually have physically larger brains than people from other regions. It is often attributed to diet and dedication to philosophy at all ages.

Answer 7

I heard it can kill them.You can think about this if a child is allergic to pollen and theres pollen in honey it might have a really bad effect as in hayfever.

Answer 8

Honey is bad for babies because it isn't pasteurized and their immune systems haven't completely developed. It can also cause them to develop bad allergies right off the bat.

Answer 9

Because bees honey has enzymes that the baby's stomach can't digest well.

Answer 10

First off.
The REAL REASON/ MEDICAL REASON
is due to the spores that are in honey.
The Spores cause problems with the baby's neurologic system.
It can cause seizures and death.
Botulism is very dangerious.
Please do NOT NOT NOT give honey to children.