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szdaily -> Speak Shenzhen -> 
Honey not as healthy as you thought
    2018-11-20  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

High-sugar diets raise risks for heart disease, obesity and diabetes, but we do love our sweets, so health experts have tried to suggest alternatives, and honey has been foremost among them.

Honey is actually sweeter than sugar is, which means, in theory at least, that you could enhance flavor equally with a smaller quantity of honey.

But honey actually has a higher calorie count. It may have more minerals, which looks better on a label, but in reality, these are such trace amounts that they don’t offer any real advantages.

So, while cutting sugar intake is a good idea, stocking up on raw, organic honey instead might not be.

Some honey does indeed have antibacterial properties. One byproduct of enzymes in honey is hydrogen peroxide, a powerful germ killer.

Plus, honey’s texture and consistency are good for keeping wounds clean, and fighting infection.

Honey is moist and its gooey consistency means it can easily spread over and stay over wounds while keeping the tissue from becoming dry and fragile.

The sticky substance is also adept at breaking up biofilms that allow bacteria to accumulate and multiply. It is particularly well-known for fighting bacteria like staph, salmonella, E. Coli and certain bacteria that can infect the gut and cause ulcers.

However, scientists can only say this for sure about Makuna and Malaysian Tualang honey. We don’t know yet whether local home grown honey has the same potency — or safety.

And when suffering from a cold, a hot cup of tea with some honey stirred in certainly would make you feel better.

Contact with warm water (from tea) may help to bust up phlegm that blocks your airways.

One finding that seems to have given the honey trend some additional legs came from a study that said there was “no difference,” statistically speaking, between honey and one particular cough suppressant.

Some academics have argued that the cough suppressant in question, dextromethorphan, is not particularly effective to begin with, and the study reported “no difference” in effectiveness, meaning they could simply both work poorly for treating sore throats.

Words to Learn 相关词汇

【黏稠度】niánchóu dù consistency a degree of density, firmness, viscosity, etc.

【效力】xiàolì potency efficacy, effectiveness, strength

高糖饮食会提高患心脏病、肥胖和糖尿病的风险,但我们又爱吃甜食,所以健康专家建议人们选择糖的替代品,而最受推崇的就是蜂蜜。

蜂蜜其实比糖更甜,这意味着你用更少量的蜂蜜就能达到同样的甜度,至少在理论上是这样。

但是事实上,蜂蜜的热量比糖更高。也许蜂蜜含有更多矿物质,成分表更好看,但其实如此微量的矿物质不能真的给你带来什么好处。

所以,少吃糖是好的,但是转而大量吃有机原蜜可能就不怎么好了。

一些蜂蜜确实有抗菌功效。蜂蜜酵素的副产品之一是过氧化氢,能强效杀菌。

此外,蜂蜜的质地和稠度都有助于保持伤口清洁,避免细菌感染。

蜂蜜的湿润和黏稠意味着能很容易地覆盖在伤口上,避免皮肤组织干燥脆弱。

蜂蜜还善于分解有利于细菌聚集和滋生的生物膜,对抗击葡萄球菌、沙门氏菌、大肠杆菌和感染肠道、导致溃疡的特定细菌尤其有效。

但是,科学家说,只能确定麦卢卡蜂蜜和马来西亚珍稀蜂蜜有上述杀菌功效。本土家养蜂蜜是否有同样的功效就不知道了,也不能确定是否安全。

感冒时喝一杯加了蜂蜜的热茶能让你感觉好一些。喝热水(热茶)也许有助于化解堵住气管的痰。

有一个研究结果似乎助长了蜂蜜热。该研究称,蜂蜜和某一种止咳药的功效从数据来看“没有差别”。

一些学者指出,研究中提到的止咳药美沙芬本来对止咳就不是特别有效,而研究报告中所说的功效“没有差别”,意思是两者对于治疗咽痛效果都不好。 (Chinadaily.com.cn)

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