On Friday, October 29th the FDA approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency authorization for children ages 5-11.

The long-term risks to children are not known in an emergency authorization trial.

Children receiving the vaccine will get two shots three weeks apart with a lower dose of the vaccine than those 12 and older.

“We’re never gonna learn about how safe the vaccine is until we start giving it.”

-FDA Voting member

According to Pfizer “long term safety of Covid-19 vaccine in participants, 5-12 years of age will be studied in 5 post-authorization safety studies”

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Research has shown that young children are at extremely low risk for severe Covid-19. Unvaccinated children may be at an even lower risk for severe covid than fully vaccinated 70-year-olds.

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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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.

CDC director Rochelle Walensky said on Friday in a white house briefing that the CDC recommends pregnant women get the Covid-19 shot. Walensky cited a CDC analysis of more than 35,000 women vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna’s shot, who saw no increases in the risk of complications, premature delivery, miscarriage, or other issues.

Despite Walensky’s comments, the CDC’s online guidelines for pregnant women getting the vaccine remains as follows:

Based on how these vaccines work in the body, experts believe they are unlikely to pose a risk for people who are pregnant. However, there are currently limited data on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people.

Pregnancy or Breastfeeding

Pregnant women are eligible to receive the vaccine despite pregnant women not being included in any trials for any of the three available vaccines.

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Black women are significantly more likely to experience miscarriage than white women. The Lancet analysis of more than 4.6 million pregnancies in seven countries shows that black women are 43% more likely to have a pregnancy end in miscarriage.

The analysis calls for people in the UK to be given support after their first miscarriage. Currently, women are only referred to specialists after three consecutive miscarriages.

About 75% of those who miscarry will go on to have a healthy pregnancy, which is partly why couples are usually encouraged to try for another baby without further investigations.

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While most countries do not collect statistics on miscarriages, it’s estimated 15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage and 1% of women have multiple miscarriages. The analysis used research from Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, all countries that do collect statistics on miscarriages. Data from the US, UK, Canada, and Norway were also used.

Women who suffer miscarriages are more likely to have long-term health problems later in life like blot clots and heart disease. Being under 20 or over 40, being underweight or overweight, smoking, and high alcohol intake are all said to be contributing factors to increasing miscarriage risk.

ADHD is a defined as a “persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development”. Anywhere from 5-7% of children are diagnosed with ADHD making it one of the most common childhood disorders.

Today it seems as if any child who has trouble focusing is almost immediately diagnosed with ADHD. This isn’t necessarily a good thing. New research in the JAMA Network open shows that increases in ADHD diagnoses may be largely due to children with “normal but frustrating” behavior. Children who are younger within their grade are more likely to be diagnoses with ADHD. Often children who have difficulty focusing or finishing tasks in a traditional classroom environment are labeled as ADHD.

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Overdiagnosis of ADHD takes away resources from kids who may benefit more from extra support.

In the US, for example, almost half of all children diagnosed with ADHD have mild symptoms, with only around 15% presenting with severe problems. Only about 1% of all children in an Italian study had severe ADHD-related behaviours. And, in general, children today are no more hyperactive or inattentive than 20 years ago.

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An increase in ADHD diagnosis is also resulting in an increase in medicated children. More children are taking prescriptions than ever before, prescriptions, that in the long run do more harm than good.

A new study conducted by UC Riverside suggests that exercise and healthy diet in childhood lead to adults with bigger brains and less anxiety. The study aimed to examine the long term benefits of a healthy diet and exercise as the two are usually examined separately, or short term.

Researchers divided young mice into four groups, those with access to exercise, those without, and those with a standard healthy diet, and those with a standard western diet.

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Mice were put on their assigned diet as soon as they were done weaning and stayed on the same diet for three weeks until sexual maturity. The mice then went through an additional eight weeks of “washout” where they were kept with out wheels on the standard healthy diet. Researchers then measured aerobic capacity, did behavioral analysis, and testes different levels of hormones.

Previously, the research team found that eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter the microbiome for life, even if they later eat healthier. Going forward, the team plans to investigate whether fat or sugar is more responsible for the negative effects they measured in Western-diet-fed mice.

Childhood diet and exercise creates healthier, less anxious adults

Researchers concluded that early life exercise resulted in less anxious behaviors in adult mice and led to increases in adult muscle and brain mass. When fed standard western-style diets the mice became fatter and grew into adults with a preference for unhealthy foods.