The Deccan Herald – Dr Atish Laddad
Dr Atish Laddad,
Although the exact cause for juvenile diabetes is not yet known, the ailment in kids is due to a complex combination of genetic factors and environmental triggers. The symptoms associated with childhood diabetes are more or less the same as in adults…
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/living/catching-them-young-723510.html
Cleveland – Brie Zeltner
Fruit pouches are helpful for feeding young children during a trip, or if children are fussy about fruits and vegetables, or a quick snack when there is no time to cook. But if the pouches are used exclusively for feeding a baby, or overused, they can pose risks to a baby’s speech and motor development. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/03/baby-food-pouches-may-pose-risks-for-development-health-when-overused.html
The Daily Mail – Staff Writer
It’s an age-old problem for parents – how do you get your children to eat their greens? The answer could be for mums to eat plenty during pregnancy so that your little ones get used to vegetables before they’re even born. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6817291/HEALTH-NOTES-Eat-greens-baby-too.html
Science Daily – Staff Writer
Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. Now, new research has linked participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in children and less depression in boys ages 9 to 11. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190321135154.htm
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Parents hoping to raise teenagers with positive body image might just find helpful tools in the kitchen every morning. A new study from the University of Missouri says consistently eating breakfast as a family might promote positive body image for children and adolescents. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-breakfast-parents-positive-body-image.html