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Children under eight should avoid slushies as glycerol leads to hospitalisations
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.
Researchers at University College Dublin said the brightly coloured icy drinks can cause "glycerol intoxication syndrome" in youngsters, which leads to loss of consciousness and low blood sugar. Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which helps slush drinks maintain their texture by preventing liquid from freezing solid. "Clinicians and parents should be alert to the phenomenon, and public health bodies should ensure clear messaging regarding the fact that younger children, especially those under eight years of age, should avoid slush ice drinks containing glycerol," the review, published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, states.
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