Late-night snacks could be making your child ill

Milk and cookies may be a beloved combination, but a US doctor has raised concerns over kids eating late-night sugary snacks.

 

Dr Julie Wei says the combination of sugar and dairy late at night could be causing runny noses, coughs, sore throats and fatigue.

 

After treating a number of children with these chronic symptoms, she found that many of them frequently had sugary snacks such as cookies, as well as dairy products before bed. She instructed patients to stop this habit and found symptoms improved significantly.

 

The paediatric otolaryngologist believed the combination of sugar and dairy was causing the food to back up into the oesophagus and throat, causing cold-like symptoms.

 

Dr Wei recommends children shouldn’t snack or drink anything but water during the two-hour period before bed.