A Preliminary Study on Acute Otitis Media in Spanish Children with Late Dinner Habits.

Unlabelled: The timing of caloric intake plays an important role in the long-term process that leads to communicable diseases. The primary objective of this study was to analyse whether children who ate dinner early were at lower risks of acute respiratory infections than children who ate dinner late during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2020 on children attending Majorcan emergency services.

Does breastfeeding protect children from COVID-19? An observational study from pediatric services in Majorca, Spain.

Background: It has been demonstrated that children who had been breastfed remain better protected against various infections, and notably respiratory tract infections, well beyond infancy. Since the role of breastfeeding to explain why children are less affected by COVID-19 has not been studied until now, the aim of this study was to determine whether any history of breastfeeding reduces the incidence rate of COVID-19 in children.

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of an observational study on clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 in Majorca.