Parents have been warned that slush ice drinks, or slushies, can be harmful to children under the age of eight due to one ingredient after a string of hospitalisations. Doctors have alerted ...

Slush ice drinks containing glycerol, popularly called slushies, are harmful to children under eight years of age, doctors warn in a new study after a string of hospitalisations in the US and the UK.

Researchers at University College Dublin conducted a review of 21 children who became ill between 2009 and 2024 after consuming a "slush ice drink." A vast majority of the children, none of whom ...

Researchers warn that glycerol-containing slush ice drinks can cause glycerol intoxication syndrome in young children, leading to sudden illness, hypoglycemia, and metabolic acidosis. A rise in cases ...

Parents are being warned not to give slush drinks to children under the age of eight as new study says it can make them very unwell Children under the age of eight should not drink slushie drinks ...

Glycerol, also referred to as E422, is a naturally-occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which is used in slushies to stop the liquid from freezing solid, preserving the slush-like consistency ...

Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which helps slush drinks maintain their texture by preventing liquid from freezing solid. While glycerol is found in some other foods ...

An additive -- glycerol -- can trigger toxic effects in young children. A new study warns parents to keep kids under four from drinking slush ice drinks that contain glycerol, an additive used to ...

Slush ice drinks made with glycerol have been found to make children sick. Doctors and medical scientists in Ireland and the UK investigated following reported sickness connected with the icy ...

Children under the age of eight years old should not consume slush puppy drinks consuming glycerol, a new study has stated. Glycerol is an EU-approved additive, which is used to lower the sugar ...

Public health advice on the safe consumption of glycerol-containing slush ice drinks, also known as slushees, may need revising, conclude researchers after carrying out a detailed review of the ...

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