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Doctors blame bedtime ‘milk and cookie disease’ for children’s ailments

A glass of milk and a biscuit at bedtime may be responsible for a string of health problems in children, according to website www.parentdish.co.uk.Dubbed the ‘milk and cookie disease’, American doctors say the combination of sugar and dairy late at night is believed to be the cause of many childhood ailments, including running noses, coughs, sore throats, constipation and fatigue.

A glass of milk and a biscuit at bedtime may be responsible for a string of health problems in children, according to website www.parentdish.co.uk. Dubbed the ‘milk and cookie disease’, American doctors say the combination of sugar and dairy late at night is believed to be the cause of many childhood ailments, including running noses, coughs, sore throats, constipation and fatigue. Dr Julie Wei, a pediatric otolaryngologist at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida, made the connection after treating numerous children with the chronic symptoms. She asked her patients to stop eating dairy and sugary products before bedtime and found

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