This is the VOA special English,Health report. Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals.A study found that those snacks add up to almost one third of all the daily calories eaten by children.And those extra caloies could help explain the raise in over weight children in the United States.The study was the night university of north Caralander at trouble heal.The researchers study the diet some thirty one thousand children ages two to eighteen over a thirty year a period.They found that snacking has increased since the 1970s and what kinds of snacks have increased the most,salty high fat foods like chips.The study also found greater snacking are cake, cookies and other praties that past generations might have saved for after dinner. The study is in the journal healtheis,nutrition professor buy a pop again was the lead investgated.He says parents should limit snacks to one a day for children age six and older.He also advises parents and care gabbers to provide healthy snacks like fruits and vegetables.Professor * says American schools
also need to improve their nutrition ,for example schools may have vending machines that offer what many people would consider junk food.They has being push for schools to offer more healthy foods ,snacks and lunch choices and fewer sugering drinks.Earlier this month Coca Color said it was stopped selling sugaring drinks in American schools and last parents request them.It's compasita that capasy just nonce that they would stop sales of sugar drinks to schools world wide.America top public health officer wants to say more changes like this. Surgen general region abandgeman ***about making healthy foods more available.It is growing consistent way as a nation need recreant ** was helping choices,are the easy choices and comfortable choices.Agricultures secretor Tom Thosack who has talked about his own child * with weight agrees about the leave. We need to do a much better job making sure machines very consistent and the time was come for standers.Fist lady lobama is leading a campaign to fight child heart abisity.Bubly provincials repotted in Janural that 17% * American children are severely over weight. And that is the VOA special English Health Report,written by Caty viser.For more health news and to common on our stories,visit us at voaspecialenglish,I'm Steanumber. |