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Honey Just as Good for Children’s Cough

Posted by on 27 Sep 2009 at 11:50 am under Medicinal, Sweeteners

A single dose of buckwheat honey before bedtime provided more relief from nighttime coughing than popular over-the-counter cough medicine in a study published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Dr. Ian M. Paul and colleagues at Penn State College of Medicine conducted a study involving 105 children age 2 to 18 with upper respiratory tract [...]

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Honey Tested in Salad Dressings

Posted by on 09 Dec 2008 at 12:40 pm under Diet and Nutrition, Food Production, Sweeteners

Antioxidant-rich honey is a healthy alternative to commercial salad dressings that use chemical additives and refined sweeteners, according to a new University of Illinois study.
“To capitalize on the positive health effects of honey, we experimented with using honey in salad dressings,” said U of I food chemistry professor Nicki Engeseth. “We found that the antioxidants [...]

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