Beware of false information about honey online

Honey is often considered a completely natural sweetener that can replace table sugar and also has additional antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Currently, many information on social networks claim that the use of honey can neutralize the health benefits of honey, such as adding honey to hot tea, coffee or other hot liquids will destroy the beneficial properties and release toxins.

Some nutrition experts are starting to speak out. "There's a lot of misinformation about honey on the internet and social media," says Julie Stefanski, a Baltimore-based nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.

5 misconceptions about honey:

1. Pouring honey into hot tea will release toxins

Some social media users claim that pouring honey into hot water or heating honey above 284°F (140°C) will release toxins or poisons, but there is currently no evidence.

According to Dr. Donald W. Schaffner - professor emeritus, agricultural extension specialist and head of the department of food science at Rutgers University: "There has been no case of people being poisoned by adding honey to tea or coffee. If honey contained toxins, it would not be allowed to be sold on the market."

2. It is not safe to stir honey with a metal spoon.

Using a regular stainless steel metal spoon will not spoil the honey and there is no need to buy a wooden spoon to stir honey with tea or coffee.

Metals like silver and platinum can cause hydrogen peroxide, an antibacterial ingredient in honey, to break down into water and oxygen, Dr. Schaffner says. But most people don't stir honey with silver or platinum spoons, so this isn't a concern, he says.

3. Honey can cure allergies

Because the differences in allergens vary from person to person and from region to region, honey by itself has no ability to prevent or cure seasonal allergies.

4. Honey can heal wounds

Honey must be medical grade and specially processed for use on wounds and burns. Otherwise, it will aggravate the wound due to infection.

5. Honey is healthier than sugar

“Healthy” recipes often recommend using honey instead of table sugar. While honey is considered a better choice than other sweeteners, it is not necessarily optimal for your health.

"Whether the sweetener is natural (honey or fruit sugar) or refined (table sugar or corn syrup), it's all carbohydrates," says Stefanski.

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