Children in Muzaffarpur frequently spend the day eating litchis and some skip the evening meal. Skipping evening meal, by itself results in low blood sugar levels during the night. The study shows the modifying effect of skipping the evening meal on the impact of these toxins. Some people also said their children had skipped the evening meal the previous day [to illness],” says Dr. Srikantiah. Over 62% sick children had blood glucose level less than 70 mg/dL.

Source: The Hindu February 01, 2017 16:09 UTC