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(yùn)的是，美國(guó)每年報(bào)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(zhì)是如何傷害嬰兒的呢?Insider網(wǎng)站報(bào)道，蜂蜜中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種有毒的毒素，當(dāng)蜂蜜進(jìn)入嬰兒的血液時(shí)，會(huì)阻礙重要的運(yùn)動(dòng)神經(jīng)釋放乙酰膽堿，乙酰膽堿是一種向肌肉發(fā)送神經(jīng)信號(hào)的化學(xué)信使。如果發(fā)生這種情況，嬰兒將開(kāi)始失去對(duì)肌肉的控制，最終失去對(duì)負(fù)責(zé)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(yuǎn)離櫥柜里粘粘的蜂蜜瓶可能很容易。當(dāng)然為了安全起見(jiàn)，還是要檢查您在商店購(gòu)買(mǎi)的任何產(chǎn)品、以及喂養(yǎng)和其他嬰兒周邊產(chǎn)品的成分清單。加州公共衛(wèi)生部警告說(shuō)，有許多商業(yè)產(chǎn)品含有微量蜂蜜。所以，在你和你的寶寶慶祝他們的第一個(gè)生日之前，請(qǐng)留意小家伙最喜歡的零食。