honey and newborns :: Article CreatorBabies Can't Eat Honey Because The Bacteria Can Cause Infant Botulism
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While most adults can eat honey without problems, it's a different story for babies less than one-year-old. Honey contains C. Botulinum bacteria, which can produce a toxin in a baby's large intestine, leading to a rare but serious illness known as "infant botulism."
Following is a transcript of the video.
This is C. Botulinum. It's a bacterium that can produce one of the world's most lethal substances. It lives in lots of places including the soil, pollen, dust, and also right here: in honey.
So why haven't you died from eating this sweet treat? Well, because you're not a baby. As C. Botulinum grows, it produces a toxin called botulinum. It's the same stuff used in Botox. But Botox has an extremely low dose compared to infected food. In large amounts, the toxin would attack your nervous system causing the illness known as botulism.
Which can lead to paralysis and even death. And since C. Botulinum is so common in our environment, researchers believe that bees pick it up on their way to the hive, where they produce honey.
One study found C. Botulinum bacteria in about 8% of their honey samples. But before you purge your pantry, consider this: Normally when we encounter C. Botulinum, like in honey, it's dormant. And in this sleepy state, it can't produce the toxin. Even if you eat it. That is, unless you're less than 1 year old.
When C. Botulinum enters a baby's large intestine, it comes alive. Because, unlike children and adults, babies less than one year old haven't been eating real, solid foods.
Instead, they drink milk. But when babies are around 4 to 6 months old, they stop drinking human milk and they start eating other foods they've never had before. As a result, their gut microbes change very abruptly. And it's during this transition period in the baby's gut, that the lethal C. Botulinum bacteria are free to grow and produce the toxin.
As the toxin enters the baby's bloodstream, it blocks the ability of motor nerves to release acetylcholine, a chemical messenger that sends nerve signals to muscles. As a result, the baby starts to lose control of muscles and appears tired and floppy. As more toxin enters the bloodstream, the muscles that control swallowing and breathing stop working.
Fortunately, infant botulism is not very common, and infant botulism due to honey is even rarer. Fewer than 100 cases occur in the US each year, and while it's difficult to pinpoint the source of the bacterium in many cases, experts think honey accounts for 15% of cases.
So it's important that if your infant shows signs of weakness,you take them to be evaluated by medical professionals immediately, in some cases, doctors can administer an effective antitoxin. But it can take babies weeks to a month to recover. The FDA recommends waiting until your baby's first birthday to feed them honey or any products that are filled or dipped in honey.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published in March 2019.
I Was A Lesbian But Now Dating A Man 28 Years Older – Trolls Say It's A 'recipe For Disaster' & Assume I'm A Sugar Baby
A WOMAN has revealed that she used to be a lesbian, but is now dating a man 28 years older than her.
Honey, 23, began seeing Shawn, 51, after a chance encounter - but now, they are very much in love.
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A 23-year-old has revealed that she was once a lesbian, but is now dating a man 28 years older than herCredit: Truly
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Honey opened up on her age gap relationship and claimed that people call their partnership a 'recipe for disaster'Credit: Truly
Opening up about their age gap love, Honey explained that people assume she is a sugar baby and call their relationship a 'recipe for disaster', but she won't listen or let the mean comments get her down.
Chatting to Truly, on an episode of Love Don't Judge, the couple confessed that they met in 2018, in a vegan restaurant, when Honey was just 17-years-old.
The pair decided to sit in the same booth and things soon blossomed, with Honey admitting to finding "love at first sight".
And despite their 28-year age difference, Shawn beamed: "It just felt right."
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Honey explained: "Before we got together I was a lesbian.
"People tend to judge our relationship because I went from dating women to being engaged to a man.
"A lot of people see us and assume sugar daddy, sugar baby."
But this didn't bother photographer Shawn, who is regularly mistaken for Honey's father, as he conceded: "I don't have a problem with it. She is old enough to be my daughter."
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Despite their age gap, Honey's family fully accepted Shawn, as she acknowledged: "They were never the biggest fan of me being a lesbian because my family is Haitian, Christian.
"It was never an issue on my end, even though he is older than me.
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"They were just happy that future kids were happening."
But the same couldn't be said for Shawn's loved ones, with many of his support network raising concerns.
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Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble - 25 yearsThe Kardashian matriarch, 69, met her younger man, 44, at a mutual friend's 40th birthday party in Ibiza. They've been together since August 2014. Sam & Aaron Taylor-Johnson - 23 yearsThe director, 57, and actor, 34, reportedly met at a film audition in 2009, and were married by 2012. The pair share two daughters and Sam has two children from a previous marriage. Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley & Jason Statham - 20 yearsThe model, 37, started dating actor Jason, 57, in 2010. They were wed in 2016 and have since welcomed a son and a daughter together. Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas - 25 yearsCatherine, 55, was introduced to Michael, 80, a film festival in 1996 and engaged three years later. Shortly after their engagement, the couple welcomed a son and married in 2000. The couple sat down to discuss the initial reservations of the family, with Shawn's cousin Dwain, and Dwain's wife Carlette.
When asked about their thoughts on Honey and Shawn's relationship, Carlette said: "It could be a recipe for disaster. Not only is she a former lesbian but she's a lot younger than him."
A lot of people see us and assume sugar daddy, sugar baby
Honey
But after a heated conversation with the age-gap couple, Carlette admitted: "I really like Honey, I think you are a great person. I love you both."
Whatever others think, Shawn knows that his love for Honey is real, and disregards criticism from the outside world.
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Through work - 18% Through friends - 18% While out and about - 15% Other - 11% Online dating platform - 7% University or higher education - 6% Dating app - 6% School - 5% Shared hobby - 5% Family - 3% Face to face at an event - 0% He stressed: "To people who like to judge us, judge yourself, look at your own life. Look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself, could you take being judged?"
And Honey won't listen to rude remarks either, as she added: "More of our judgment comes online - someone said 'you need to crave this bible'. Some people are like, 'is that your dad?'.
"Judgement honestly doesn't really bother me. I know we're different so I expect some judgements but I don't really take it to heart."
Big divide
YouTube users were left totally divided by Honey and Shawn's relationship - with many eagerly flocking to the comments to share their thoughts.
As someone with a sister that's 21 and a dad in his 50s, this made me pretty uncomfortable
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One person slammed: "The fact she was 17 when they met makes this weird to me…"
Another added: "She's young enough to be your daughter."
They truly seem like a genuine couple who love and respect each other
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A third commented: "As someone with a sister that's 21 and a dad in his 50s, this made me pretty uncomfortable."
Whilst someone else chimed in: "That guy must be wealthy."
But at the same time, not everyone was as negative, as one user said: "Be happy, do you, and don't worry about the haters. Happy for you both! Love is love."
Meanwhile, a second claimed: "Despite their obvious age gap that many in society would raise their eyebrows to, they truly seem like a genuine couple who love and respect each other."
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