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More children in Europe are overweight as children are consuming sugar sweetened beverage drinks and are more likely to become obese compared to normal peers. (1) Children consuming more home prepared foods consume more fruits and vegetables, and less trans fats(2). Commercially prepared foods are very rich in fat and sugar. Students living at parental home have more healthy nutrition habits(3). Children who are overweight and who continue to remain overweight or obese are more likely to suffer from Diabetes Mellitus, kidney disease, and Cardiovascular disease (1). Increase in price is shown to reduce the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, as with other commodities(4). Media can be of help in reducing the consumption of unhealthy foods.
1. Johnson RJ1, Segal MS, Sautin Y, Nakagawa T, Feig DI, Kang DH, Gersch MS, Benner S, Sánchez-Lozada LG . Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes,. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):899-906.
2. Brown JE. What is a healthful diet. In: Nutrition now West/Wadsworth Belmont CA, USA Second edition 1999 p 6-30
3. El Ansari W1, Stock C, Mikolajczyk RT.Relationships between food consumption and living arrangements among university students in four European countries - a cross-sectional study. Nutr J. 2012 Apr 24;11:28.
4. Yeung CA, New guideline not the only solution British Medical journal Rapid response 10 February 2014
Re: Overweight children could become the “new norm” for Europe, WHO says
More children in Europe are overweight as children are consuming sugar sweetened beverage drinks and are more likely to become obese compared to normal peers. (1) Children consuming more home prepared foods consume more fruits and vegetables, and less trans fats(2). Commercially prepared foods are very rich in fat and sugar. Students living at parental home have more healthy nutrition habits(3). Children who are overweight and who continue to remain overweight or obese are more likely to suffer from Diabetes Mellitus, kidney disease, and Cardiovascular disease (1). Increase in price is shown to reduce the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, as with other commodities(4). Media can be of help in reducing the consumption of unhealthy foods.
1. Johnson RJ1, Segal MS, Sautin Y, Nakagawa T, Feig DI, Kang DH, Gersch MS, Benner S, Sánchez-Lozada LG . Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes,. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;86(4):899-906.
2. Brown JE. What is a healthful diet. In: Nutrition now West/Wadsworth Belmont CA, USA Second edition 1999 p 6-30
3. El Ansari W1, Stock C, Mikolajczyk RT.Relationships between food consumption and living arrangements among university students in four European countries - a cross-sectional study. Nutr J. 2012 Apr 24;11:28.
4. Yeung CA, New guideline not the only solution British Medical journal Rapid response 10 February 2014
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