ABSTRACT
Sugar-sweetened beverages are known promotors of adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to find a relation between taste perception, preferences for beverages, anthropometric parameters, and frequency of beverage consumption. Taste perception of sweetness was tested using an adopted sensitivity test with sucrose and different concentrations of sugar-sweetened apple juice. Furthermore, bitter-compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and salty perception were tested and accompanied by a questionnaire on beverage intake. We did not find a clear relationship between taste perception, anthropometrics, and beverage intake. Nevertheless, in males, the bitter intensity perception of PROP was positively correlated with the BMI percentiles (CDC, r = 0.306, p ≤ 0.043) and the waist circumference (r = 0.326, p = 0.031). Furthermore, the liking of sweet taste (p < 0.05) and sweet intensity rating (p < 0.05) of apple juice increased with intensity, and adolescents with overweight or obesity had a higher intake of free sugars from beverages (p < 0.001). The role of taste perception on anthropometric measures and beverage intake remains unclear and requires further investigation.
ABSTRACT
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which was first documented in the United Kingdom and later recognized in other countries, is a postinfectious immune response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Its clinical manifestation resembles that of other inflammatory processes. Differentiation can be accomplished through epidemiology, a positive temporal relationship to COVID-19, and multiorgan involvement. Health care providers should maintain a high level of suspicion for MIS-C during the COVID-19 pandemic. A consistent picture of this immune response is emerging and diagnostic and treatment approaches are evolving. Advances continue to be made in the knowledge attainment regarding MIS-C clinical presentation and management.
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COVID-2019 emerged from China in late December of 2019. It follows 2 other coronavirus outbreaks, the SARS-CoV and the MERS-CoV. Coronaviruses usually circulate among animals but sometimes can jump to humans. These 3 strains have caused severe disease in humans and global transmission concerns. Symptoms of COVID-2019 include cough, fever, and shortness of breath. Related illnesses can range from mild to severe to fatal. Primary care providers must be alert to respiratory symptoms they encounter that are associated with pertinent travel history, be prepared to safely screen, examine, and possibly test and/or report suspicions to the health department for further evaluation.
