The Claim
Honey demonstrates little or no difference in reducing cough frequency compared to dextromethorphan in children, based on low-certainty evidence from two studies involving 149 children with a mean difference of -0.07.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
For kids with coughs, honey might work about the same as a common cough medicine called dextromethorphan, but we're not very sure because only a couple small studies have looked at it.
See the scientific wording
Honey probably has little or no difference compared to dextromethorphan in reducing cough frequency in children, based on low-certainty evidence from two studies with 149 children showing a mean difference of -0.07.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Honey for acute cough in children.
The study found that honey works about the same as dextromethorphan medicine for kids' coughs, so the claim is correct.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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