If consuming a teaspoon of honey is good, are there any side effects?

redsoxfan325

If you are referring to eating honey as a treatment for a pollen allergy, that is not guaranteed to work. Even if it did work, it would have be unrefined honey, straight from the hive. The processed and refined honey from the supermarket is basically pure sugar and is not good for you at all. http://www.allergizer.com/50226711/honey_for_your_pollen_allergies.php Also, I'd like to add to my previous post that the unrefined honey should be from a local producer, that way you will get used to the local pollen, which can vary from area to area. Sep 25 08, 4:32 PM

zbeckabee

Since ancient times people have speculated about honey's curative properties. The ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese and Egyptians used honey to heal wounds and cure disease of the gut (Zumla and Lulat, 1989). Until recently, there was little scientific evidence to support therapeutic uses of honey. Lately, however, many studies have shown that honey has valid medical use because of its antibacterial activity. This article focuses on the potential importance of honey in modern day medicine due to its antibacterial properties. Patients treated with honey experienced less irritation, more relief of pain, and no allergic reactions or side effects. http://chetday.com/honeybacterial.htm Sep 25 08, 5:13 PM

edmund80

None that I know of, unless you are referring to infant botulism, for which reason honey is not recommended for babies under 12 month of age. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854 Sep 25 08, 8:39 PM