Kids under 8 shouldn't drink slushies, researchers warn

Should Kids Really Stop Drinking Slushies? Here's What A GP Says
Is the FSA thinking of changing its guidelines about slushies? The FSA’s director of policy, Rebecca Sudworth, says the agency is “carefully” reviewing the new information.
Children under eight should avoid drinking slushies, doctors warn
Children should completely avoid "slushy" ice drinks containing glycerol, which can make them very ill, until they are at least eight years old, say researchers calling for official health advice to change.
Sugar-Free Slushies Can Make Kids Seriously Ill, Experts Warn
Children 7 and younger suffered a sudden sharp drop in blood sugar, reduced consciousness and a build-up of acid in their blood within an hour of downing slushies containing glycerol, researchers reported March 11 in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Parents warned over slushie drinks after children needed hospital treatment
The brightly coloured drinks are often sweetly flavoured and appeal to children but researchers are calling for a change to official advice
Children under eight should avoid slushies as glycerol leads to hospitalisations - study
A new study has suggested the brightly coloured icy drinks can cause "glycerol intoxication syndrome" in youngsters, which leads to loss of consciousness and low blood sugar.
Kids under eight shouldn't drink slushies, researchers warn
Children under eight should not drink slushy ice drinks containing glycerol, researchers have warned after a string of hospitalisations in the UK and Ireland.The brightly coloured drinks marketed towards children often use glycerol as a sweetener and anti-freezing agent.
Warning over children under-eight drinking slushy drinks
Children under eight could soon be put on a slushy ban due to the drink’s potentially dangerous ingredient. Scientists have warned children younger than eight should not be given slush-ice drinks containing the sweetener glycerol.
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Sugar-free slushies can make young kids seriously sick, new study suggests
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A Common Ingredient In Slushies Is Sending Kids To The Hospital
Health experts warn against slushy drinks for young kids after alarming hospitalizations linked to glycerol intoxication.
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Sugar-free slushies can make children seriously sick
Across the UK and Ireland in recent years, there has been an increase in kids becoming seriously ill soon after drinking ...
At Least 21 Children Hospitalized After Drinking Slushies with Common — and Legal — Ingredient, Study Finds
The Archives of Disease in Children reported that 21 children aged 2-6 were sent to hospitals unconscious in the U.K. and ...
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Are slushies dangerous for children?
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Slushy ice drinks pose health risks for children aged under eight, researchers say
Researchers at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) found that glycerol in slushy drinks can cause “glycerol intoxication syndrome ...