Sentences with phrase «thinner than that of an adults»
According to Rachel Birchler of Mooi, a Pittsburgh - based organic children's clothing boutique, a baby's skin is more porous and thinner than that of an adult, and as such absorbs stuff more easily.
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• When a baby is born, the outermost layer of their skin is incomplete, making their skin much thinner than adults.
Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's leading purveyors of baby products, states on its website that «a baby's skin is thinner, more fragile and less oily than an adult's» and is «less resistant to bacteria and harmful substances in the environment.»
Young adults with thinner cortex in particular brain regions are more impulsive during a decision - making task than teens with thicker cortex, according to a large correlational study of adolescents from the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort.
In fact, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) in 2006, an increase in usage of flip - flop sandals by teens and young adults has led to an increase in heel pain.3 ACFAS spokesperson Marybeth Crane, DPM, has reported that practitioners are seeing more heel pain more than ever in patients 15 to 25 years old, noting that heel pain is a marker of plantar fasciitis which accounts for 15 % of all adult foot complaints.3 Furthermore, the ACFAS recommends that patients with heel pain should avoid flat shoes with paper - thin soles and should also avoid walking barefoot since wearing flat shoes (including flip - flops) and walking barefoot provides little cushioning as well as little to no arch support.3 This lack of arch support and cushioning of the heel while wearing flip - flops seems to exacerbate any abnormalities in the biomechanics of foot motion, and may perpetuate heel pain and inflammation.