嬰兒為什么不能吃蜂蜜?

Fortunately, there are fewer than 100 cases of infant botulism are reported in the U.S. per year, with botulism due to honey accounting for 15% of those cases (via Insider). But how can a substance as natural as honey harm a baby? Insider reports that there is a poisonous toxin found in honey that when entering the baby's bloodstream, obstructs vital motor nerves to release acetylcholine, a chemical messenger that sends nerve signals to muscles. If this happens, the baby will start to lose control of their muscles and eventually lose control of the ones in charge of swallowing and breathing.

幸運的是，美國每年報告的嬰兒肉毒桿菌中毒病例不到100例，其中由蜂蜜引起的肉毒桿菌中毒占15%。但是像蜂蜜這樣的天然物質是如何傷害嬰兒的呢?Insider網站報道，蜂蜜中發(fā)現了一種有毒的毒素，當蜂蜜進入嬰兒的血液時，會阻礙重要的運動神經釋放乙酰膽堿，乙酰膽堿是一種向肌肉發(fā)送神經信號的化學信使。如果發(fā)生這種情況，嬰兒將開始失去對肌肉的控制，最終失去對負責吞咽和呼吸的肌肉的控制。

Keeping your baby away from the sticky bottle of honey in your cabinet may be easy enough. Though to be on the safe side, check the ingredients list on any store-bought products or food you feed or have around your infant. The California Department of Public Health warns that there are many commercial products containing traces of honey. So keep your eye out for Pooh Bear's favorite snack until you and your baby get to celebrate their first birthday.

讓寶寶遠離櫥柜里粘粘的蜂蜜瓶可能很容易。當然為了安全起見，還是要檢查您在商店購買的任何產品、以及喂養(yǎng)和其他嬰兒周邊產品的成分清單。加州公共衛(wèi)生部警告說，有許多商業(yè)產品含有微量蜂蜜。所以，在你和你的寶寶慶祝他們的第一個生日之前，請留意小家伙最喜歡的零食。