The Hindustan Times – Staff Writer
Parents need to learn to manage the food intake of the child with type 1 diabetes while keeping their condition in mind without making the kid feel restricted with food choices and train her/him for the same. Here are nutritional recommendations by experts for managing type 1 diabetes in children.
The Conversation – Chrissie Jones, Anastasia Theodosiou, and Elizabeth Whittaker
There has been a significant increase in the number of children with strep A infections in the UK over the past month compared with the same period in previous years. Sadly, nine children have died as a result of complications of this bacterial infection.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a statement about what parents can look out for as signs of illness, and an alert notifying doctors about the rise in cases.
Group A streptococcus (also called GAS or strep A) is a type of bacteria that can live in the back of the throat or on the skin, especially in children. It can spread between people through close contact or coughing and sneezing.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/strep-a-three-doctors-explain-what-you-need-to-look-out-for-195972
The Conversation – Nicola Piratsu
Many scientists believe this is because cheap junk food has filled supermarket shelves and fast food takeaways. This food is high in calories and other not so healthy ingredients such as saturated fats, simple sugars, and salt. But it’s designed to taste delicious. Taste is a dealbreaker when it comes to deciding what to eat, diet plans or not. Yet our understanding of what makes food taste good is limited.
Read More: https://theconversation.com/picky-eater-research-shows-it-could-be-in-your-dna-189810
Psychology Today – Staff Writer
It’s well known that experiencing adverse events in childhood (such as maltreatment, domestic violence, or parental substance abuse) is associated with mental health problems. But, despite decades of research, we still don’t know the extent to which these adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) cause mental health problems.
Stanford Children – Davia Gray
As a parent and caregiver, you play an important role in making healthy choices for your children and in teaching them to make healthy choices on their own. With so many mixed messages surrounding nutrition, it’s a task that can feel overwhelming. Venus Kalami, MNSP, RD, CSP, a clinical pediatric dietitian and nutritionist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, breaks down some simple things you can do to help your family establish healthy eating habits.