Snacking study shows kids eat nearly constantly
By Caroline Scott-Thomas,
American children are moving toward ‘constant eating’ with three snacks a day as well as three regular meals, according to a paper published in the journal Health Affairs.
The study comes just weeks after Michelle Obama announced her Let’s Move campaign, designed to encourage parents and children toward healthier choices for kids, including better dietary decisions as well as more physical activity. She said the program aims to end childhood obesity within a generation.
Childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past 30 years, with about one in three American children currently overweight or obese, according to government figures.
Snacks now account for about 27 percent of the calories consumed by children, and total daily calorie intake has risen by an average of 113 calories from 1977 to 2006, Barry Popkin and Carmen Piernas of the University of North Carolina reported.
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