Friday, March 23, 2012

Kids who play sports eat more junk food : Study

• DEARDORFF, Julie. Kids who play sports eat more junk food: Study, Chicago Tribune, March 20th 2012.





Abstract:

This article highlights the results of a study showing that the sport is almost synonymous with junk food.

Quotation:

“We parents like to believe that signing the kids up for soccer, hockey and other sports can keep them lean and fit.
But there’s a surprising lack of evidence showing that sports participation prevents obesity in children, according to a recent review of the existing research. In fact, kids who play sports are more likely to eat fast food, drink soda and consume more total calories overall, according to the article published in Current Sports Medicine Reports, a journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.”

Index terms:

Junk food, health, sport, children.


Found with: Google alert “Child nutrition”


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