Children's bellies

Children's bellies

From Growing up WEIRD Podcast by Guen Bradbury and Greg Dickens

April 21, 2026 · 31 min

About this episode

The episode discusses food allergies in children, belly health, and the risks associated with sunscreen.

If you like to listen - hit play. If you prefer to read, click the ‘transcript’ button top right. In this episode, Greg Dickens and I discuss recent news on risk factors for food allergies in babies and children and on the cost of raising children in the US. We then talk about bellies - what they are, how they shape our health, and why we need to avoid sucking them in. Finally, we talk about sunscreen - does sunscreen increase the risk of cancer more than sunlight does? And what other risks might we want to consider? * For more information on setting children up for better belly health, see this article: https://guenbradbury.substack.com/p/should-kids-suck-their-bellies-in * For more information on setting children’s guts up for better long-term health, see this article: https://guenbradbury.substack.com/p/gut-feelings * Interested in why children need enough sunlight? https://guenbradbury.substack.com/p/throwing-shade My veterinary degree taught me about mammalian body systems. My career in health research taught me about Western health and Western bodies. Spending 18 months living with my three children in remote African and South American communities taught me about human…

People in this episode

Hosts: Guen Bradbury, Greg Dickens

Topics covered

  • food allergies
  • child health
  • belly health
  • sunscreen risks
  • raising children costs

Keywords

  • food allergies
  • children's health
  • belly health
  • sunscreen
  • raising children

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Western health, Western bodies

Places: remote African and South American communities

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