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Kids Mimic Their Friends’ Eating Habits
Kids have to deal with tremendous peer pressure. Unfortunately, that also applies to their eating habits. Researchers just released a study that examines how kids eat in relation to who they are around at the time. Those involved in the study were 9 to 15 years old. And, researchers found that all of the kids, regardless of their weight, tended to eat more when they snacked with a friend than when they were with someone their age that they did not know.
But, the peer mimicking went further. Interestingly, the largest calorie intake was seen when overweight children snacked with an overweight friend.
Researchers were not surprised by the fact that kids ate more around friends than strangers.
The Truth About Sugar In Your Diet
The truth about a sugar diet is that the less sugar there is in your diet, the better off you are. That is not to say that you need to entirely avoid sugar, but rather that you need to be smart about the sugar you do consume. Sugar is present in many foods including fruits, vegetables, and milk, but the sugar in those foods is naturally occurring sugar.
Sugars to Avoid
The sugar that you need less of is the sugar that is in highly processed foods that are high on the glycemic index. These foods include:
- cake
- cookies
- candy
- bread
- breakfast cereal
- ketchup
- peanut butter
- many microwave meals
Harmful Effects of Sugar
Sugar raises the insulin level in your body, which in turn depresses the immune system. When you eat something with a lot of sugar in it, the pancreas is stimulated to produce insulin. Ins
Do You Try New Comfort Foods When Times Are Tough?
I’m a professional blogger, so I’m a tiny apartment and broken down Honda Civic away from homeless–especially now the economy is a disaster.
Lately, I’ve turned to a comfort food or two. A few cups of coffee, eel sushi and loaves of semolina bread. Sorry, it makes me feel better!
Those are my old standbys. But, some researchers claim people are more tempted to try new stuff during tough times–weird stuff too.
In the study, appearing in the Journal of Consumer Research, experts say a state of upheaval changes peoples choices.
Lose Belly Fat -Tips To Reduce Your Stomach
Many people want to lose belly fat and reduce their stomach size. Recent research has shown that, not only is belly fat unsightly, but that it makes people more prone to certain illnesses. Apparently, being overweight is not healthy but having excess fat around the mid-section is especially bad.
So how can you lose that belly fat to make you look, feel and be healthier? One thing you should realize is that targeting your stomach or midsection when it comes to exercising is not going to make you lose fat any faster. Doing sit-ups or crunches, for example, will give you more endurance and make the muscles stronger, but it won’t cause you to lose fat. T