Can children eat honey?

Children can eat honey, but it is generally not recommended for children under one year of age. If the child is more than one year old, you can eat honey, honey contains a variety of trace elements needed by the human body, including amino acids, vitamins, glucose, etc., appropriate eating, can improve gastrointestinal flatulence, not easy to defecate, and other symptoms; and honey can also moisturize the throat, to improve the dryness of the throat discomfort. However, if the child is under one year old, it is not recommended to consume honey, because at this time the body’s development is not perfect, after eating is not conducive to the body’s absorption, it is easy to increase the burden on the body. Moreover, children under one year of age have a weaker constitution, which may cause allergic reactions after eating honey. Children eating honey must be strictly required amount, if too much consumption may increase the amount of sugar in the body as well as calories, easy to cause type 2 diabetes, the occurrence of physical discomfort in time to consult a doctor.