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March 13, 2025 – The affected children exhibited similar clinical and biochemical signs, including decreased consciousness, a sudden and severe drop in blood sugar (hypoglycemia), and an accumulation of acid in the blood (metabolic acidosis).
Such symptoms, when they occur together, can indicate poisoning or inherited metabolic disorders, prompting further investigations.
Brightly colored slush ice drinks are designed to appeal to children, note the researchers. While the ingredients vary, most of those available in the UK and Ireland are ‘no added sugar’ or ‘sugar-free’ products and contain glycerol (E422, also known as glycerin), they add.
Glycerol stops the ice from fully freezing, so maintaining the slush effect in the absence of a high sugar content, they explain.
With a view to informing public health policy and guidance for parents, the researchers scrutinized the medical notes of 21 children who had become acutely unwell after consuming a slush ice drink and had initially been diagnosed with hypoglycemia after their arrival in emergency care.
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