The hidden dangers of a little-known additive in a popular children's drink have been revealed after experts issued an alarming health warning. Called glycerol, the super-sweet substance is a ...

"They don’t make as much of a fuss when we see slushies out and about. They remember how sick they were. "It’s definitely stuck in their heads." GLYCEROL is a naturally occurring alcohol and ...

Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which helps slush drinks maintain their texture by preventing ...

Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which helps slush drinks maintain their texture by preventing liquid from freezing solid. In the UK, slush drinks – also known as ...

Glycerol is a naturally occurring alcohol and sugar substitute which helps slush drinks maintain their texture by preventing liquid from freezing solid. As part of the study, published in Archives ...

A new study has suggested the brightly coloured icy drinks can cause "glycerol intoxication syndrome" in youngsters, which ...

One child had a seizure. Glycerol is a sugar alcohol naturally found in fats and oils that is used as a sugar replacement. Besides slushie drinks, it is sometimes added to various other foods such ...

Researchers suggest drinking slushies containing glycerol "may cause a clinical syndrome of glycerol intoxication in young children", with symptoms including decreased consciousness, hypoglycaemia, ...

Nearly all of the children in the study -- 94% -- experienced a drop in consciousness, 95% had dangerously low blood sugar, ...