Concerns about health of children and adolescents due to roll-up jelly ice cream trend
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Videos of making and eating ‘Roll-Up Jelly Ice Cream’. [사진=유튜브 캡처]Jelly and ice cream are snacks that have been loved by children for a long time. However, recently, the combination of soft ice cream and chewy jelly, a steady seller in the snack industry with contrasting charms, has become popular. This is the so-called ‘roll-up jelly ice cream.’
Roll-up jelly ice cream, where flat, square roll-up jelly is spread out and wrapped around ice cream, has emerged as a popular ‘mukbang’ content on video platforms TikTok and YouTube and has gone viral. The chewy jelly hardens due to the coldness of the ice cream, and when you bite into it, the jelly breaks and makes a crunchy sound, making it popular as an ‘autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR)’ material.
In keeping with the popularity of roll-up jelly ice cream, it is reported that convenience stores and unmanned ice cream stores are also actively securing supplies. In particular, it is easy to find roll-up jelly displayed along with ice cream at unmanned ice cream stores.
‘Sweet thing + sweet thing’… Concerns about excessive sugar intake
[사진=유튜브 채널 ‘MINEE EATS’ 영상 캡처]Despite the response that roll-up jelly ice cream is new and amazing, there are also concerns. The Ministry of Health in Israel, where the roll-up jelly ice cream craze took hold, issued a warning, saying, “Before you follow the trend, it is good to know that these confections are full of unhealthy sugar and oil.”
In fact, looking at the nutritional content of these snacks, one bar-type ice cream contains about 15g of sugar, and one roll-up jelly contains 7-8g of sugar. If you eat both at once, you will consume nearly half of the daily sugar intake (50g) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Considering that less than 25g is considered appropriate for children and adolescents, eating just one roll-up jelly ice cream can fulfill the recommended daily intake.
Additionally, there are concerns that teeth may become sensitive while chewing cold ice cream to enjoy the crunchiness of hardened roll-up jelly, and that melted jelly may stick to teeth and cause cavities, which may have negative effects on dental health.
Increase in teenage obesity and diabetes patients… Needs special attention
The reason why sweet foods preferred by children and teenagers, such as rolled-up jelly ice cream and tanghulu (a snack made by skewering fruit and coating it in sugar water), are being viewed with concern is because the number of children and teenagers receiving treatment for obesity and chronic diseases has recently increased. Because I did it.
According to data on ‘Current status of obesity and chronic disease treatment in children and adolescents’ recently submitted by National Health Insurance Corporation to Democratic Party lawmaker Shin Hyun-young, a member of the Health and Welfare Committee, there were 951 middle school students (ages 13 to 15) who received treatment for obesity last year. This is 3.13 times the number in 2018 (304 people), four years ago. Over the same period, the number of obese patients among lower elementary school students (ages 7 to 9) increased 1.73 times, the number of obese patients among upper grade students (ages 10 to 12) increased 2.37 times, and the number of obese patients among high school students (ages 16 to 18) increased 2.25 times.
The number of children and adolescent patients receiving treatment for type 2 diabetes is also increasing. Last year, the number of middle school students with diabetes was 1,932, a 1.69-fold increase from 2018 (1,143). The number of patients in the upper grades of elementary school increased 1.60 times, the number of patients with diabetes in high school students increased 1.31 times, and the number of patients in the lower grades of elementary school increased 1.04 times.
Regarding this, Rep. Shin Hyun-young said, “Sweet snacks have recently become popular, so families and society need to pay special attention to the health care of children and adolescents.” He added, “In particular, obesity in children and adolescents is not just obesity, but chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.” He urged caution, saying, “It may continue.”
2023-11-08 08:31:10
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