Morning snacks 'fuelling obesity'

Whitney Everett/Morning snacks ‘fuelling obesity’/March 28, 2008/9:23am/post 10

A study has been shown that young people who skip breakfast and eat a mid morning snack can raise obesity rates instead of slowing metabolism. Nearly half of people aged sixteen to twenty four miss breakfasts at least twice a week. Out of two thousand people asked about their breakfast habits found that eighty five percent admitted adding snacks to keep mid morning hungry away. Children who are overweight and obese are likely to grow into obese and overweight adults who are high at risk of cancer and other diseases. Survey reflects that many young people miss breakfast only to eat sugary snacks and fatty snacks when they get hungry. Eating a nutritious breakfast can help lead you to a healthy diet and decrease the risk of obesity, cancer and other health related diseases.

I think that many young adults do not eat breakfast because of lack of time. I know for myself I do not have time in the morning to eat breakfast but by the time lunch comes around I am starving. Instead of not eating breakfast at all and then resorting to sugary, fatty snacks because of hunger, eat a banana or some fruit. This will stop the hungry that you are feeling but will reduce the risk of obesity and health risks that come from sugary snacks that have no nutrition at all. They could also just grab a granola bar or banana out of the door and eat it on the way, so even though they do not have the time to sit down and eat a nutritious breakfast they are still eating a healthy breakfast on the go.

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