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Does eating local honey help with allergies?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Myths: No. Sugar is not in any way going to assist with allergy symptoms.

Answered 3/26/2014

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Dr. John Chiu answered

No: Although some theorize that the pollen collected locally would help allergy, the fact is that each colony of bees usually collects only from a certain flower. Since flowering plants' pollen are not airborne, they don't usually sensitize people. What you get from honey is mostly sugar and even if does contain protein allergens , the protein is not from the right plant.

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