Starting in 1968, researchers recruited 46,000 women, half of whom were taking the Pill, and followed them for 25 years. Their results show that women who stopped taking oral contraceptives ten years earlier have no greater risk of death from any cause than women who never took them. Never give honey to infants under one year of age. Infant botulism is the most common form of botulism in this country, with honey the cause in approximately one-third of all cases. The severity can range from mild illness to severe paralysis and sudden death, if not treated.
Honey is safe for children over one year of age.
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