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Previously, we gave you some tips to keep children away from junk food. This time we will continue to deepen the relationship between the smallest and junk food. We give you some ideas for minimize the negative effects these foods have on the health of children. Do not drag your child every time you pass a McDonald’s and ask for hamburgers. From now on we will try to implement other alternatives that are probably more useful.
We know that fast food is not healthy for children. Anyway, if we refuse flatly to the order of children is likely to reinforce their desire and insist still more. So we can give them the freedom to eat junk food at times limited. However, bear in mind: this must be accompanied by a healthy diet the rest of the time. The important thing is that as parents try to convince kids that this is an unhealthy practice.
First limits the amount of times your child eats junk food. Make it clear that when we speak of “junk food” also includes colas. These are high in sugar and are not really healthy. However, instead of strictly forbid you drink it; we can give the opportunity to do so once a week. This way they can choose when to do it and feel they have some control over your diet. Read the rest of this entry »
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New research has shed light on the issue of obesity. A recent study run counter to the biological clock facilitate the emergence of this disease showed that those who eat after dinner are more likely to gain weight.
The biological clock is telling us when to sleep and when awake. We also mark the mealtime. It seems that those who eat after dinner are more likely to gain weight. Such is the case of those with night eating syndrome (when they eat more than half of daily calories after dinner) or those working at night.
This study was conducted by Northwestern University (Illinois, USA) and published in “Obesity”. According to research eating our way out of sync clock facilitates the apparition of obesity.
A good solution to avoid gaining weight is to modify the timing of meals. According to the researchers, “this may be the beginning of the development of new strategies to combat obesity.” Beyond this, experts point out that this is not sufficient to prevent disease. Also, avoid excess calories, exercise and sleep the hours needed.