Health Briefs Age-Related Balance Issues Studied
In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, 40 adults over 50 completed gait, grip strength, knee strength and balance tests. Te gait test consisted of a self-paced walk back and forth on an eight-meter-long walkway. Te strength tests were performed seated on a custom-made device that isolated the wrist and knee of the participant’s dominant side. For the balance tests, participants stood on both legs with their eyes open for 30 seconds, then on both legs with their eyes closed for 30 seconds. With eyes open, they also stood on their dominant leg for 30 seconds, then switched to their non-dominant leg for another 30 seconds. Te researchers
found that the one- legged test on the non- dominant leg showed the highest rate of decline with age. A diminishment in the ability to complete this one-legged balance test, especially for those that cannot balance for five seconds, indicates a significant propensity for falls that hospitalize millions of seniors each year.
Disadvantages of Food
Pouches for Children Sales of children’s food pouches with plastic spouts have increased by 900 percent since 2010 and now outsell jarred baby food purees. Tey are convenient, cost-effective and easy for kids to use without assistance. Traditionally, parents have spoon-fed pureed food from a jar for the first few months of a baby’s life. Te pouches contain a single ingredient or a mix of vegetables, grains, yogurt and meat. A 2019 study in Nutrition Today found that the food pouches
they examined contained significantly more added sugar and fruit juice concentrate than jarred and other packaged toddler foods. Healthcare professionals have raised concerns that over- reliance on the pouches could interfere with nutrition; long- term food preferences; dental hygiene, because the soſt food sticks to teeth before being washed away; and speech and language development, as children miss the opportunity to manipulate their tongue and jaw when swallowing lumpy, textured foods. Children reliant on the smooth, sweet taste delivered by the pouches may also develop aversions to natural fruits and vegetables.
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