The Effectiveness of Honey Consumption on Increasing Hemoglobin Levels in Young Women: A Systematic Review
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ABSTRACT
Background: Adolescents are one of the groups with a high risk of developing anemia. One of the causes of anemia is a lack of hemoglobin in the blood, so iron intake is vital for the body to make hemoglobin. Previous studies have shown that honey consumption has a positive impact on increasing hemoglobin levels. However, more research is required to determine whether honey eating can raise hemoglobin levels in female adolescents.
Objective: This systematic review's objective is to determine the effectiveness of honey as a herbal ingredient for increasing hemoglobin levels in female adolescents.
Methods: This study used a systematic review which was processed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) technique. The articles included in this study were from electronic databases that published between 2013 and 2023 in Google Scholar, Science Direct, and PubMed. The articles then extracted with due regard to the title and abstract to see their suitability for the topics discussed.
Results: Out of the six papers chosen, it determined that honey increased hemoglobin levels in female adolescents. Honey contains very good nutrients to increase hemoglobin levels such as iron. The iron content contained in honey is needed to increase erythropoietin as a stimulus for erythrocyte production so that hemoglobin levels can increase.
Conclusion: Consuming honey can increase hemoglobin levels in female adolescents because it contains a lot of iron, thereby minimizing the occurrence of anemia.
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Shahzad, S., Islam, K., Azhar, S., Fiza, S., Ahmed, W., & Murtaza, Z. (2017). Impact of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Iron Deficiency Anaemia Status Among Females of Reproductive Age Group (20-21-year-old) Studying in Government Home Economics College Lahore, Pakistan. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research, 3(4), 31–36. https://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2017.3.4.09
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Usman, L., & Buheli, K. L. (2019). Giving Hylocereus Polyrhizus and Honey in in- Creasing Hemoglobin Levels in Young Women in. Proceeding of IICSDGs, 2, 115–124.
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Andriana, & Laila, R. (2022). Health Education of Honey Consumption in Increasing Hemoglobin Levels of pregnant Women in Trimester III in Tambusa Barat Village. International Journal on Advanced Science, Education, and, Religion, (IJoASER), 5(2), 118–126.
Aryani, V., Muthmainah, & Nuhriawangsa, A. (2022). Acceptance Test of Cava Smoothie as an Alternative Drink for Anemic Adolescent Girls. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation on Health Sciences and Nursing (ICOSI-HSN 2022), 55, 46–63. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-070-1
Bhuvaneswari, G., Kerubhamani, H., & Manggala, P. (2018). Effects on honey dates amla mix on level of fatigue on iron deficiency anaemia among adolescent girls at selected setting. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology, 11(8), 3337–3340. https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00613.3
Dewi, C. P. lukita, & Hatimah, H. (2018). The Influence of Honey Consumption to Haemoglobin Contests When Menstrual at Teenage of Principles. International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Science (IJNMS), 2(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.29082/IJNMS/2018/VOL2.ISS01.45
Laili, F., Purnani, W. T., & Aminah, S. (2020). The Effect of Administering Honey on the Increasing of Hemoglobin Level in Pregnant Woman with Anemia. The 2nd Strada International Conference on Health, 2(1), 49–52. https://doi.org/10.30994/sich2.v2i1.10
Lauryn, J., Joprang, F. S., Kurniadi, A., Rinaldi, F. X., & Singgih, G. G. (2021). Effectivity of Iron Supplementation With and Without Vitamin C for Increasing Hemoglobin Levels Among Women Aged 16-21 Years Old. Sriwijaya Journal of Medicine, 5(1), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.32539/SJM.v5i1.125
Lesjak, M., & Srai, S. K. S. (2019). Role of dietary flavonoids in iron homeostasis. Pharmaceuticals, 12(3), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph12030119
Lestari, I., Frilasari, H., & Lestari, A. E. (2019). Effectiveness of Honey in Increasing Hemoglobin Levels of Mothers Post Sectio Caesarea. Healt Nations, 3(7), 321–328.
Majtan, J., Sojka, M., Palenikova, H., Bucekova, M., & Majkan, V. (2020). Vitamin C Enhances the Antibacterial Activity of Honey against Planktonic and Biofilm-Embedded Bacteria. Molecules, 25(4), 992.
Mawani, M., & Aziz Ali, S. (2016). Iron Deficiency Anemia among Women of Reproductive Age, an Important Public Health Problem: Situation Analysis. Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders, 5(3), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.4172/2161-038x.1000187
Miller, J. L. (2013). Iron deficiency anemia: A common and curable disease. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 3(7), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a011866
Mujica-Coopman, M. F., Brito, A., Romaña, D. L. de, Ríos-Castillo, I., Cori, H., & Olivares, M. (2015). Prevalence of Anemia in Latin America and the Caribbean. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 36(2), S119–S128. https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572115585775
Novelia, S., Rukmaini, & Sari, I. P. (2022). The Analysis of Factors Associated with Anemia Among Adolescent Girls. Nursing and Health Sciences Journal (NHSJ), 2(3), 266–273. https://doi.org/10.53713/nhs.v2i3.142
Rashmi, R.-R. J. of. (2021). Effectiveness of Amla Juice with Honey to Improve Hemoglobin Levels in Adolescent Girls with Anemia. Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2(11), 46–49. https://journalgrid.com/view/article/rjns/308
Reema, C. K., & Sekarbabu, K. (2018). Effect of yoga therapy, supplementation of gooseberry with honey and combined intervention on hemoglobin concentration among anaemic adolescent girls. International Jounal of Research in Social Sciences, 8(4), 970–976.
Reeta, R., Vijayaraghavan, R., & Vaidyanathan, R. (2018). Effectiveness of Gooseberry Juice with Honey and Guava Juice with Honey Compared with Control on Physiological Parameters among Adolescent Girls Studying in Selected Schools. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, 9(2), 86–91. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2018.00260.7
Samarghandian, S., Farkhondeh, T., & Samini, F. (2017). Honey and health: A review of recent clinical research. Pharmacognosy Research, 9(2), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.204647
Sari, A., Pamungkasari, E. P., & Dewi, Y. L. R. (2018). The addition of dates palm (Phoenix dactylifera) on iron supplementation (Fe) increases the hemoglobin level of adolescent girls with anemia. Bali Medical Journal, 7(2), 356–360. https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v7i2.987
Sari, P., Herawati, D. M. D., Dhamayanti, M., & Hilmanto, D. (2022). Anemia among Adolescent Girls in West Java, Indonesia: Related Factors and Consequences on the Quality of Life. Nutrients, 14(18), 3777. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14183777
Shahzad, S., Islam, K., Azhar, S., Fiza, S., Ahmed, W., & Murtaza, Z. (2017). Impact of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Iron Deficiency Anaemia Status Among Females of Reproductive Age Group (20-21-year-old) Studying in Government Home Economics College Lahore, Pakistan. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research, 3(4), 31–36. https://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2017.3.4.09
Sunarsih, E. S., Dana, Y. A., & Kumala, C. M. (2022). The combined effect of zinc and honey to increase hemoglobin and albumin levels in white rats induced by low protein diet. International Journal of Advances in Applied Sciences, 11(4), 296. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijaas.v11.i4.pp296-305
Tafere, D. A. (2021). Chemical composition and uses of Honey: A Review. Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Research, 4, 194–201.
Usman, L., & Buheli, K. L. (2019). Giving Hylocereus Polyrhizus and Honey in in- Creasing Hemoglobin Levels in Young Women in. Proceeding of IICSDGs, 2, 115–124.
Xu, T., Zhang, X., Liu, Y., Wang, H., Luo, J., Luo, Y., & An, P. (2021). Effects of dietary polyphenol supplementation on iron status and erythropoiesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 114(2), 780–793. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab068
Published
2023-09-30
How to Cite
CHRISTA, Bella; KHAIRUNNISA, Hanifa Intan; SARYONO, Saryono.
The Effectiveness of Honey Consumption on Increasing Hemoglobin Levels in Young Women: A Systematic Review.
International Journal of Biomedical Nursing Review, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 3, p. 25-34, sep. 2023.
ISSN 2962-4703.
Available at: <https://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/ijbnr/article/view/8606>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2025.
doi: https://doi.org/10.20884/1.ijbnr.2023.2.3.8606.
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