Slush ice drinks containing glycerol, popularly called slushies, are harmful to children under eight years of age, doctors warn in a new study after a string of hospitalisations in the US and the UK.

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Researchers at University College Dublin conducted a review of 21 children who became ill between 2009 and 2024 after consuming a “slush ice drink.” A vast majority of the children ...

The children became unwell due to possible "glycerol toxication" after consuming the ice drinks Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human ...