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If you feel like more kids than ever are tired, moody, overwhelmed, constantly hungry, or struggling with focus… you’re not imagining it.Behind the scenes, a major public-health issue has been building for years - micronutrient deficiencies . And no, this isn’t a supplement pitch.This is straight from large-scale surveys like the UK NDNS , CDC NHANES , EUROSTAT , and multiple papers across the BMJ , Lancet , and JAMA Paediatrics . Kids today are widely deficient in five  fundamental nutrients...

Over the past decade, children and teenagers have been facing a dramatic rise in mental-health challenges - and the trend is no longer subtle. Across the UK, US, and EU, clinicians and public-health researchers agree: this is now one of the most urgent paediatric health issues of our time. Large-scale studies published in journals such as JAMA  and the BMJ , alongside NHS national data, are all pointing to the same pattern - kids today are struggling more with anxiety, depression, and...

If you’ve ever looked at the back of a food label and thought, “Wait… what even IS this?”  — congratulations, you’ve met the world of food additives. Emulsifiers, stabilisers, artificial sweeteners, colours, preservatives… the list reads like a chemistry set. And while many of these additives are considered “safe” in small amounts, emerging research is raising a different question: 👉  “How does this affect a developing child’s gut microbiome?” Spoiler: As you probably can guess, the...