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May 9, 2011, 4:26 pm Local Honey for a Runny Nose
By TARA PARKER-POPE Christoph Niemann
Among allergy sufferers, there is a widespread belief that locally produced honey can help build immunity to local allergens. The honey, after all, is made by bees that pollinated local plants.
But put to the test, the belief doesn’t hold up, reports Anahad O’Connor in today’s “Really?” column.
To read about the research into local honey, read the full report, “The Claim: Eating Local Honey Cures Allergies,” and then please join the discussion below.
By TARA PARKER-POPE Christoph Niemann
Among allergy sufferers, there is a widespread belief that locally produced honey can help build immunity to local allergens. The honey, after all, is made by bees that pollinated local plants.
But put to the test, the belief doesn’t hold up, reports Anahad O’Connor in today’s “Really?” column.
To read about the research into local honey, read the full report, “The Claim: Eating Local Honey Cures Allergies,” and then please join the discussion below.