All posts tagged with children’s health

(Natural News) A study published on the journal BMJ Open revealed that a wide array of energy drinks, which were also readily available to children ages 16 years old and below, are laden with excessive amounts of sugar. A team of researchers examined various brands of energy drink and found that most of the products were commonly sold at 500 milliliters […]

(Natural News) Sugary drinks aren’t just bad for your teeth. According to a recent study, children aged two to three years old who consume sugar-sweetened beverages can have shorter telomeres. The study by researchers from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) revealed that if this early-life exposure alters the length of telomeres, or “the protective end […]

(Natural News) Antibiotics are often touted as the paragon of modern medicine; a cure-all for whatever it is that ails. But recent research has consistently shown that antibiotics are not the wonder-drugs mainstream medicine has made them out to be. In fact, there are substantial concerns about the health risks associated with antibiotic use — […]

(Natural News) As parents, we want nothing more than the best things for our children. That’s why we start them young: We start saving up for their college, we put them in the best schools we know or even set them up to learn a skill or two that they may use when they grow […]

(Natural News) Normal children tend to be inattentive at times, hyperactive, and sometimes impulsive. However, there are some children who have all those qualities amplified. These children have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, and it affects 4–12 percent of all school-aged children. ADHD is one of the most common behavioral disorders that spring from […]

(Natural News) At what point do we take a good, long look at ourselves as a society and say “enough?” Are we going to wait until all our children are overweight or obese before we realize that we have a serious problem on our hands? Parents around the world are overfeeding their children and not […]

(Natural News) Kids nowadays spend too much time in virtual reality than in the real world. This means less physical activity and more sedentary lifestyles, which lead to complicated diseases. While parents choose to control their children’s daily activities to avoid unwanted scratches and bumps, children’s overall health is slowly falling apart. Yes, we all […]

(Natural News) Children are drinking less water than what is recommended, with some even going through an entire school day with just one glass of water consumed, a new study reveals. Guidelines suggest that four- to eight-year-olds should have five glasses (one liter) of water a day; seven to eight glasses (1.5 liters) for nine- to […]

(Natural News) Hospitals are often seen as the paragon of healthcare; when you or your child go to a hospital, there is a certain level of trust involved. But what happens when that implicit trust is violated? Over a dozen parents and children at a hospital in New Orleans learned the hard way that hospitals […]

(Natural News) The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the panel that makes vaccine policy recommendations for the mainstream medical community, has for several years now been pushing for the routine HPV vaccination of young boys and girls. Their recommendation has also been endorsed by many other health organizations. Along with the rest of the adolescent […]