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Three second rule for food

The three second rule?

While processed foods are often seen as bad, for busy mums they are much safer than natural foods if dropped on the floor. That’s because the higher the salt or sugar content the less chance any harmful bacteria will survive, as a study carried out by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) on behalf of cleaning experts…

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Sugar sense for families!

Children do not need to eat large amounts of sugar, yet we in the Western world are consuming ever-increasing amounts of the stuff. It’s not always obvious, however, how much we are eating and where it is hidden. In this piece, we look at the role sugar plays in children’s diets and how to control a potentially…

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Sugary water cuts pain in newborns

A spoonful of sugar and a suck on a dummy might soon be the recommended treatment for a newborn baby in pain, if French researchers are to be believed. The new research has been welcomed as interesting and encouraging by the British Dental Association. A total of 150 babies were watched when given blood tests, to monitor…

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Golden granulated, light muscovado and dark muscovado sugar

Sugary water cuts pain in newborns

A spoonful of sugar and a suck on a dummy might soon be the recommended treatment for a newborn baby in pain, if French researchers are to be believed. The new research has been welcomed as interesting and encouraging by the British Dental Association. A total of 150 babies were watched when given blood tests, to monitor…

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