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The proportion of overweight and obese children in Hong Kong has more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the child happiness index has dropped by 21 percent, according to an online survey by the Hong Kong Paediatric Foundation (HKPF) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

CD-TREAT* diet, a food-based diet with a similar dietary profile to exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN), induces clinical response or remission and improves quality of life (QoL) in children and adults with active Crohn’s disease (CD), according to a study presented at ESPGHAN 2022.

In a newborn-screened cohort of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), azithromycin treatment from infancy to 36 months did not reduce the extent of structural lung disease (SLD). However, it did decrease airway inflammation and morbidity and improved some clinical outcomes associated with CF lung disease, the phase III COMBAT CF study has shown.

Nearly all preschool-aged children use electronic screen devices, while 60 percent go beyond the daily recommended limit, according to a recent study.

Farm living confers a protective effect against allergic rhinitis that lasts from childhood to early adulthood, a new study has found.