Honey is a fatal spell for 4 types of people

Honey is rich in various nutrients and is an excellent health product. However, although honey is good, it is not suitable for everyone. There are 4 types of people who should not eat honey, so be careful.

1. Patients with cirrhosis cannot drink honey

Generally speaking, it is very suitable for hepatitis B patients to drink honey, because the monosaccharides provided by honey do not need to be broken down and synthesized by the liver, which can reduce the burden on the liver. However, patients with cirrhosis cannot drink honey because it will aggravate liver fibrosis.

2. People with diabetes cannot take honey

Every 100 grams of honey carbohydrates contains about 35 grams of glucose, about 40 grams of fructose, about 2 grams of sucrose, and about 1 gram of dextrin. Glucose and fructose are both monosaccharides. After entering the intestines, they can be directly absorbed into the blood without digestion, thereby increasing blood sugar. Sucrose and dextrin can be absorbed after slight hydrolysis. Therefore, the blood sugar-raising effect of honey is particularly obvious. From this point of view, diabetics cannot take honey.

3. Do not take cold medicine with honey

Most people with a cold will cough, and honey has a cough-relieving effect, so many people drink honey to relieve cough symptoms when they have a cold. Experts remind everyone that it is best not to take cold medicine with honey. Honey has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, and is suitable for dry coughs. If you cough with little phlegm, or the phlegm is little and sticky, or it is a dry cough without phlegm, you can drink it with honey. However, if you are taking antipyretics or cold medicines containing antipyretic ingredients, you should not take honey at the same time. Many cold medicines, such as Tylenol, Quick, Ganlike, and Ganmaoqing, contain the antipyretic and analgesic acetaminophen. When it meets honey, it will form a complex, which affects the body's absorption rate and thus weakens the antipyretic effect.

4. Babies under one year old should not eat honey

Honey is rich in nutrients and is a good food for the general public. Many new mothers also add some honey to their infants' complementary foods to adjust the taste and increase the nutritional value. However, experts point out that honey is not suitable for infants under one year old.