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Late Pregnancies May Increase Risk of Autism in Kids

October 5, 2016 SrijitaAutism?, In, Increase, Kids, Late, May, of, Pregnancies, Risk

Parents who reproduce later in life are more likely to have children who develop autism disorders, a study finds. The study, published in the journal Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, suggested that late reproduction was not associated with increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring. The authors used a sample of about 1.7 million people out of which approximately 6.5 per cent were diagnosed with autistic or schizophrenic disorders during this time. Their data included autistic and schizophrenic diagnoses for up to 30 years of age and over 20 potentially confounding…

Food and Beverage Companies are Finding Creative Ways to Reach Kids Online, Here’s What to Know

October 5, 2016 Srijitaand, Are, Beverage, companies, creative, Finding, Food., Here's, Kids, Know, Online, Reach, to, Ways, What

I have witnessed my sons on social media posting images of simulated Gatorade coolers being poured over their heads, sending digital Valentine Day’s cards made by Taco Bell reading “Nacho average Valentine,” and voting on new potato-chip flavors. These are not the passive ads of my childhood. They are clever ways corporations reach children and teenagers, encouraging them to interact with a brand and promote it to their friends. Valentines certainly appear innocent enough. But will manipulating an image of a Gatorade cooler really entice kids to drink more…

Fathers’ Smoking May Up Asthma-Risk In Kids

September 30, 2016 SrijitaAsthma-Risk, Fathers, In, Kids, May, Smoking, Up

Men who indulge in smoking since their adolescence may put their future children at more than three times higher risk of an early-onset of asthma, a finding suggests. In the study, the researchers included more than 24,000 children and showed that both a father’s early smoking debut and a father’s longer smoking duration before conception increased non-allergic early-onset asthma in kids. “The greatest increased risk for their children having asthma was found for fathers having their smoking debut before age 15. Interestingly, time of quitting before conception was not independently…

Lab-Grown Blood Vessels To Help Kids With Heart Defects

September 28, 2016 SrijitaBlood, Defects, Heart, Help, Kids, Lab-Grown, to, Vessels, With

In a groundbreaking feat, a team of biomedical engineers has successfully implanted lab-grown artificial blood vessels in young lambs which are capable of growth within the recipient. If confirmed in humans, these new vessel grafts would prevent the need for repeated surgeries in some children with congenital heart defects, said the team from the University of Minnesota. “This might be the first time we have an ‘off-the-shelf’ material that doctors can implant in a patient and it can grow in the body,” said professor Robert Tranquillo from the University of…

Are your kids gorging on unwanted calories?

September 17, 2016 SrijitaAre, calories, gorging, Kids, On, unwanted, Your

Kids having popcorn (Thinkstock) Watching advertisements or online videos on mouth-watering food, does give rise to intense cravings for many of us, and, more often than not, it leads to over-indulgence. If this is what we adults go through, imagine what kids feel. A recent study found that children are likelier to have extra calories post watching advertisements for ‘unhealthy’ food. There have been many similar studies done that have come to the conclusion that ads showing high calorie, low nutrient, energy-dense foods affect children as young as two and…

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy: 8 Easy Tips

September 7, 2016 Srijita8, easy, Eat, Get, Healthy, How, Kids, Tips:, to, Your

“You are not a fun mom!” is something I have often heard from my kids, because I wouldn’t buy artificially coloured junk food for them. For a minute, I would sit back, thinking whether I was doing the right thing, inculcating right eating habits. Should I be worrying about my children, and them feeling left out compared to their peers?Don’t get me wrong, I understand, and appreciate that children look forward to and enjoy eating a birthday cake or an ice cream; but we must also understand where to draw…