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Eating Potatoes Ups Potassium, Fiber in Kids

April 9, 2016 SrijitaEating, Fiber, In, Kids, Potassium, Potatoes, Ups

Potatoes tend to be well-liked by kids and can be a good source of potassium and dietary fiber for children aged one-three years, a study has found. It showed potatoes provide eight percent of the recommended daily value of fiber — important for growth, development and overall health of children. “It’s important that consumption of all vegetables, particularly those that are good sources of potassium and dietary fiber, be encouraged in children,” said Theresa A. Nicklas from Baylor College of Medicine in the US. “Dietary habits established during childhood often…

Why Kids Are Most Likely to Develop Food Allergies

April 8, 2016 SrijitaAllergies, Are, Develop, Food., Kids, Likely, Most, to, Why

You may have ignored the symtoms as flu or common cold but a child we frequently sneezes or coughs a lot, often develops rash or hives and gets stomach stomach ache may be allergic to certain foods. If left untreated, allergies can lead to a potentially lethal anaphylactic shock – a life threatening allergic reaction. According to a new study, the good news is that many children outgrow their allergies, presumably as the immune system learns to tolerate foods initially mistaken as “foreign”. The research was conducted at the La…

Kids Who Eat Two Breakfasts Are Less Likely to be Overweight

March 30, 2016 SrijitaAre, be, Breakfasts, Eat, Kids, Less, Likely, Overweight, to, Two, Who

A growing number of children are eating free breakfasts at school, but the push to provide morning meals for all children in low-income communities has long been accompanied by a concern that it might mean more kids end up eating a double breakfast, one at home and one at school, increasing their risk of obesity. A new study suggests that it is not children who indulge twice, but those who skip breakfast altogether, who are more likely to be overweight. In other words, two breakfasts appear to be better than…

Academic Stress Can Trigger ADHD in Kids

March 8, 2016 SrijitaAcademic, ADHD, Can, In, Kids, Stress, Trigger

A new study suggests that the increasing academic stress on younger children is likely to be the reason behind the high prevalence of attention-deficit disorder. Researchers from the University of Miami in the US hypothesized that increased academic standards since the 1970s have contributed to the rise in diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). From time spent studying to enrollment rates in pre-primary programmes, everything had increased, and not surprisingly, in the past 40 years also saw ADHD diagnoses double, the study revealed. The results showed that from 1981 to…