Sep 2, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Screen time and sleep duration independently predict excess weight in children and should be considered as part of prevention strategies to reduce the burden of overweight and obesity and related health conditions, according to a study involving over 4,000 children (aged 2 to 11 years old) from eight European countries, being presented at The European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO 2020), held online this year from 1-4 September.
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Sep 1, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Parents worry that COVID-19 can make a diabetic child’s condition worse, but an expert has some tips for keeping kids healthy during the pandemic. “If a child has good control of their diabetes, it does not seem as though there will be severe effects if they were to get the virus,” said Dr. Michael Yafi, an associate professor of pediatric endocrinology at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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Sep 1, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Young people seldom say a food or drink is “too sweet.” A new study suggests that may be because they’re less sensitive to sugar than adults and prefer more of it. Researchers found that compared to adults, kids and teens needed 40% more sugar in a solution to detect sweetness.
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