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High-sugar diets raise for heart disease, obesity and diabetes, but we do love sweets, so health experts have tried to suggest alternatives and honey has been foremost among them.
Honey is actually sweeter than sugar is, which means in theory at least, that you could enhance flavor equally with a smaller quantity of honey. But honey actually has a higher calorie count. It may have more minerals, which look better on a label but in reality, these are such trace amounts that they don’t offer any real advantages.
Honey’s reputation as a medicine is not wholly unfounded. Some honey does indeed have antibacterial properties. One byproduct of enzymes in honey is hydrogen peroxide, a powerful germkiller. Plus, honey’stexture and consistency are good for keeping wounds clean, and bad for bugs that might want to infect them. Honey is moist and its gooey consistency means it can easily spread over and stay over wounds while keeping the tissue from becoming dry and fragile. The sticky substance means bacteria cannot accumulate and multiply easily. It is particularly well-known for fighting bacteria like staph, salmonella, E. Coli and certain bacteria that can infect the gut and cause ulcers. However, scientists can only say this for sure about Makuna and Malaysian Tualang honey. We don’t know yet whether local home-grown honey has the same potency—or safety. A hot cup of tea with some honey stirred in certainly sounds like it would make you feel better. But it’s difficult to say for sure that it will.
When you have a cold, contact with warm water （form tea） may help to bust up phlegm（痰） that blocks your airways. But some suspect the real secret to the qualities of a cuppa is in the honey. There are studies that suggest that honey does work as well or better than cough suppressant （抑制性的） drugs like Robitussin.
Most of these, however, were considered by the academic world to be widely misinterpreted by the media. One of the findings that seemed to have given the honey trend some additional legs came froma study that said there was “no difference”, statistically speaking, between honey and one particular cough suppressant.
31. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Honey can be used to treat wounds.
B. Honey has more minerals than sugar.
C.The sweetness in honey can fight bacteria.
D.All kinds of honey can act as medicines.
32. What is the author’s attitude when it comes to the functions of honey?
A.Skeptical B. Objective C. Supportive D.Critical
33. What might be talked about next?
A.Honey will be widely used in other fields
B. Other studies showed honey worked better than some cough medicines
C. Honey will not be recommended in medical treatment anymore
D.Other studies showed neither honey nor some cough medicines functioned well
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