oh really?
Posted by Ellen Elmarry on 03 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
Forbes.com
“Ten Eating Habits to Avoid”
…Don’t let the amount of television you’re watching dictate your diet, either.
Recent Harvard Medical School research showed that the more 3-year-olds watch television, the more sugary drinks and extra calories they ate. The study controlled for factors such as maternal sociodemographics and parents’ body mass index. While the types of programs being watched weren’t documented, researchers inferred that advertising between or embedded within shows might be one explanation.
“Children at this age don’t control what they eat, but they have a big influence on purchase requests for foods they might see on television,” says Dr. Elsie Taveras, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. “It starts very early.”
It makes sense, Taveras says, that watching television could have similar effects on adults’ habits.
i grew up on fast/junk food. this isn’t to say that my mom didn’t cook nutritious meals. i just managed to find ways to sneak/beg/plead for mcdonalds/burger king/gas station snacks.
i know, it sounds super gross…but i was definitely part of the fast food generation. a whole value meal for ONLY $3!! i mean, you can’t beat that! a grab bag of chips for only $.99.
gross, once again.
1 Comment »
on 04 Sep 2007 at 4:13 am 1.jael said …
I’ve been such an angry bitch recently: I’m low carb