A study published in the medical journal JAMA has shown that children and adolescents ages 2-19 get most of their calories from ultra-processed foods.

Two-thirds, 67% of calories consumed by this age group in 2018 came from foods like frozen pizza, microwave meals, chips, and sweets. This is a 6% increase from 1999.

This widespread reliance on junk food is an increasing public health concern as the obesity rate has been rising steadily among U.S. youths for the past two decades.

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Researchers analyzed the diets of 33,795 people. The authors of the study point out one reason this is particularly concerning is due to the fact that adolescents are at a critical age for developing dietary habits that carry into adulthood.

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In this time period that the consumption of processed foods increased the consumption of unprocessed foods decreased to 23.5%.

Ready-to-eat meals increased in consumption from 2.2% to 11.2%, the greatest increase. Packaged sweets increased from 10.6% of calories to 12.9% of calorie consumption.

While the growth in consumption of highly processed foods was higher for black, non-Hispanic youth, researchers found education level or income level didn’t affect consumption of ultra-processed foods.

On a positive note, the consumption of sugary beverages dropped from 10.8% of overall calories to 5.3% of overall calories. Researchers suggest this could be due to efforts to educate about the effects of sugary drinks on your health.

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There’s been a surge in vaccine mandates following the news of the FDA approval of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine.

In Israel, the majority of the population (60% including children) are fully vaccinated. Yet we’re still seeing a large number of cases amongst the vaccinated. Around 60% of Israel’s cases are among the vaccinated.

Iceland is recently vaccinated but is currently seeing more cases of covid than they ever have.

In a recent outbreak in Massachusetts, the CDC reports 74% of those infected were vaccinated.

The majority of the data suggests that the vaccine does not stop or slow the spread of the virus.

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Vaccine mandates should not be put in place when the vaccine really doesn’t prevent the spread from person to person. If you choose to get vaccinated, in theory, you’re really only protecting yourself.

Additionally, the manufactures of the vaccines are not liable for any adverse reactions caused by the vaccine.

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Research shows that depression and anxiety in youth doubled from pre-pandemic levels. As many as one in four adolescents are experienced elevated levels of depression, while one in five adolescents are experiencing elevated levels of anxiety.

The study showed that the impact only worsened as the months went on. The study’s author thought children would be more resilient and adaptable to the changes of the pandemic as time went on.

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The study credits adolescent struggles to constant social isolation, missed milestones, financial problems, and school disruptions.

Youth mental health had already been declining prior to the pandemic. More than 1 in 3 high school students reported having persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in 2019, a 40% increase from 2009, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Anxiety and depression were already extremely high for young people, and the pandemic has made a difficult developmental time even harder.

On August 23rd the FDA approved the Pfizer biotech vaccine. The vaccine is approved for Covid prevention for those 16 and older but is still authorized for emergency use for children 12-15. The vaccine is also authorized for emergency use of a third dose for those who are immunocompromised.

The vaccine was originally authorized for emergency use on December 11th, 2020 for those 16 and older, and was authorized on May 10th, 2021 for children 12 and up.

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The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is a milestone as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. While this and other vaccines have met the FDA’s rigorous, scientific standards for emergency use authorization, as the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, the public can be very confident that this vaccine meets the high standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality the FDA requires of an approved product,” said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. “While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated. Today’s milestone puts us one step closer to altering the course of this pandemic in the U.S.

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Not only have the Covid-19 vaccines been developed faster than any other vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine has been FDA-approved faster than any other vaccine.

Outside Staten Island University Hospital last week workers were seen protesting the Covid-19 vaccine.

This group of protestors was made up of workers. Nurses, medical technicians, infection control officers, and staff workers made up the protestors.

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Protestors were standing with picket signs to denounce pushes for vaccines.

Anti-vaxxers and those who refuse the vaccine have been criminalized by the media and those who are encouraging everyone else to get vaccinated.

If the vaccine is as safe and effective as it claims to be, then why are there so many health care workers who are refusing the vaccine?

Across New York, the majority of the state’s more than 600,000 health care workers are vaccinated, but many are not. To date, 75% of the state’s roughly 450,000 hospital workers, 74% of the state’s 30,000 adult care facility workers and 68% of the state’s 145,500 nursing home workers have been fully vaccinated, the state said.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all health care workers in New York needed to be vaccinated by September 27th with expectations for those with medical or religious exemptions.

A man was stabbed in an anti-vaccine rally in downtown Los Angeles this past week. Organizers gathered to protest against vaccine requirements implemented in Los Angeles and San Francisco. People are required to be vaccinated to enter bars, restaurants, movie theatres, and gyms.

Organizers held the demonstration to decry coronavirus mask mandates like the one implemented in Los Angeles County last month, and vaccine requirements like the stipulations for entering many establishments in San Francisco instituted this week.

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A counter-protest with a pro-vaccine took place in front of City Hall. After high tensions, fistfights, mace, and death threats someone was stabbed.

It was estimated that several hundred anti-vax protesters were in attendance with several dozen pro-vaccine protestors.

Previously anti-vax protestors shut down the Dodgers Stadium vaccination site protesting while carrying signs.

In updated guidelines, the CDC is urging all pregnant women to become vaccinated against Covid-19 stating that the “benefits out way any known or potential risks”.

The CDC now recommends anyone above the age of 12, including those who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or who may become pregnant, get the vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people aged 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future. Pregnant and recently pregnant people are more likely to get severely ill with COVID-19 compared with non-pregnant people. Getting a COVID-19 vaccine can protect you from severe illness from COVID-19.

Pregnancy or Breastfeeding

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Previously the CDC stated pregnant women “could” get vaccinated. Now the CDC says new research has found no increased risk between the vaccine and miscarriage.

The study found the miscarriage rate to be around 13% which is said to be within the “normal” range. While miscarriages may be common or normal for some women, they are not healthy and are a sign of a greater problem.

Pregnant women were not included in the original trials of the vaccines that led to emergency FDA authorization.

This update in guidance comes after a surge in cases caused by the new Delta variant.