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Thursday, 22 December 2005 09:08
BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
Craze for crop-tops could be a threat to health
Health chiefs from East Lancashire have warned young girls that the craze for crop-tops could be a threat to their health.

In one case which has been highlighted a 16-year-old girl suffered a kidney infection after exposing her midriff in extreme cold weather.

Kayleigh Bradley, from Blackburn, developed the infection but continued to wear the same style clothing without realising she was putting her health in danger.

She eventually became so ill she had to go to hospital. "I had to spend a day on a drip," said Miss Bradley.

"The doctors told me that the cause had been wearing crop-tops out in the cold weather.

"Because I didn't know what had caused the infection I made it worse by continuing to go out in small tops, even though I knew I was ill.

"It really wasn't very nice and I have kept wrapped up ever since. It just isn't worth it for the sake of fashion. Your health is more important than looking trendy."

In the light of her scare, health bosses in East Lancashire issued a warning to fashion-minded youngsters.

"We are not killjoys by any means, and we know that fashion dictates what younger people wear, but it is a proven fact that if people get cold, they are more likely to catch a cold, or some other bug or infection," said Catriona Logan, of the local primary care trust.

"The current fashion is for girls to bare their midriffs.

"That is very nice for inside or if you're in Florida or Ibiza, but it's far from sensible in the East Lancashire night air during winter, especially if they are coming out of a warm environment like a pub or a club.

"Summer-style clothes are fine if you are inside, but our advice is to wrap up warmly when you go out. A lot of young girls don't seem to bother”.
Earlier this year doctors in Scotland told how soaring numbers of teenagers were suffering 'urban hypothermia'.

They blamed the problem on skimpy outfits and over-consumption of alcohol, which thins the blood and therefore lowers the body temperature.

Scottish Deputy Chief Medical Officer Peter Donnelly said: "Crop-tops and mini-skirts may be trendy but they are not a good plan when it is minus ten degrees. Alcohol has the side effect of lowering body temperatures.

"Anecdotally, we are seeing more and more young people who go out on cold winter nights inappropriately dressed, drinking alcohol, and ending up hypothermic and having to be warmed up in A&E departments.

"What we are saying is, “Put a coat on, as you can always take it off when you get to where you're going'." Recent research at Cardiff University found that people became more susceptible to illness and infection if their body temperature was lowered. The study involved volunteers sitting with their feet in cold water.

Researcher Ron Eccles advised people to wrap up warm and wear waterproof shoes in the rain.

"When I see students with bare midriffs in November, it's obvious they don't take it seriously. They are asking for trouble," he warned.


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