By MedHeadlines • Mar 3rd, 2008 • Category: Children's Health, Diet, Lifestyle, Obesity, Prevention
Teens and adolescents who eat breakfast every day are less likely to become overweight or obese in the near future and they typically lead a more active, healthier lifestyle than their peers who skip breakfast, according to the latest research published by Project EAT. Researchers followed the dietary habits and lifestyles of 2,200 adolescents for five years to identify any possible link between body weight change and breakfast. The study was conducted by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health’s Project Eating Among Teens (EAT).
In the last twenty years, obesity in children has doubled and tripled for adolescents. Estimates are that as many as 12% to 24% of children and adolescents skip breakfast on a regular basis.
Skipping breakfast and other unhealthy weight-control choices are frequently made in 57% of the female adolescent population and 33% of the males. The number of breakfasts skipped increases at an alarming rate as children grow up.
The Project EAT study, titled “Breakfast Eating and Weight Change in a 5-Year Prospective Analysis of Adolescents: Project EAT,” started five years ago when study participants were adolescents. Now in their teens, those who ate breakfast daily are thinner and have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those that frequently skipped breakfast. BMI is a measurement used to determine risk of obesity.
Many people, including teens, think skipping breakfast is an effective way to limit calories but the opposite is actually true, according to Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, Project EAT’s principal investigator. Skipping breakfast leads to overeating later in the day, especially in the evenings.
Full details of the Project EAT study are to be published in the March issue of the journal, Pediatrics, the official publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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adolescent : 青少年
obese : 肥胖的 obesity : 肥胖
dietary : 飲食的
identify :
1. 確認;識別;鑑定,驗明[(+as)]
She identified him as her attacker.
她認出他就是襲擊她的人。
I cannot identify this signature.
我識別不出這是誰的簽字。
2. 視...(與...)為同一事物[(+with)]
Never identify wealth with happiness.
千萬不要把財富和幸福等同起來。
3. 使參與;使合作[(+with)]
The politician refused to identify himself with the Administration's foreign policy.
那位政治家拒不支持政府的外交政策。
4. 發現,確定
conducted :
1. 引導,帶領
He conducted the members of the audience to their seats.
他引觀眾到他們的座位上。
2. 實施;處理;經營,管理
They hired agents to conduct their affairs.
他們雇請代理人來處理他們的事務。
3. 為人,表現[O]
4. 指揮(軍隊,樂隊等)
Mr. Green will conduct the orchestra.
格林先生將指揮這支管弦樂隊。
5. 【物】傳導(熱,電等)
Most metals conduct electricity.
大多數金屬能導電。
couduct their business 處理商務
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