Sonam Kapoor trolled for 'fighting' a priest & refusing to feed honey to baby Vayu; docs come to her defence
Sonam Kapoor is back in the news again.
A video of her revealing she had a fight with a pandit who wanted to feed her baby son Vayu, has gone viral on the Internet. In the clip, Kapoor called out the age-old tradition of feeding infants honey.
“First year… you cannot give honey to babies as it can cause infant botulism. Honey has several bacterial properties,” she was seen saying in the clip.
The video went viral on the microblogging website, gaining more than 1.6 million views and 4,400 likes
While some praised her for being so outspoken, many left scathing comments, criticising her disrespect of traditions.
“Angreji bol rahi hai, sach hi bol rahi hogi,” (she is speaking so much English, must be speaking the truth!) quipped one Twitter user.
Another caustic comment reads, “Bacche ko daaru pilaakar saare tradition todh do queen!” (Please feed your baby alcohol, break all traditions)
“So they call pandit ji, take his opinion and then refute it so they can blabber at events,” said another.
Docs Come To Her Defence
Amidst the sea of trollers, some doctors defended the ‘Neerja’ star’s statements.
A doctor named Karthik Balachandran tweeted that infants below 6 months should be fed nothing except breast milk. “For infant of 6-12 months,there is no plausible benefit of giving honey. Since the benefit is zero and certain, while the risk is non-zero and uncertain, the risk benefit ratio doesn't favour the use of honey. Yes, infants can get botulism even without getting honey — but that doesn't take away the fact that honey is unnecessary item which carries unnecessary risk, however small it may be,” he wrote.
Balachandran also said that as Kapoor is diabetic, she is more health conscious and exerts more caution over
