tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90577858669962569262012-02-16T18:06:56.931-08:00Yonnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328363716171427570noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057785866996256926.post-57213638956082895412006-12-08T16:17:00.000-08:002006-12-08T17:00:00.441-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">Here is an article I came across that I thought was very interesting to share. Take a look...</span><strong></strong><br /><br /><div><div><strong>HealthDay News <span style="font-size:78%;">-</span></strong><span style="font-size:78%;"> posted Tuesday, December 5th, 2006</span><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Average U.S. Child Consumes Too Many Calories</strong></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Excess of up to 165 calories day --about a can of soda -- creates 'energy gap,' leading to overweight<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_6SPrYBvoxwo/RXoJgVTzmFI/AAAAAAAAAAU/UZ0u4LHi3zQ/s1600-h/child.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006324386856409170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" height="133" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_6SPrYBvoxwo/RXoJgVTzmFI/AAAAAAAAAAU/UZ0u4LHi3zQ/s200/child.jpeg" width="141" border="0" /></a>It's no secret that American kids eat too much. Now, a new study provides some specific numbers that could help fight the obesity epidemic.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Over a 10-year period, the average child consumed up to 165 calories more than he or she needed each day -- the equivalent of an entire can of soda. And the fattest teens took in as many as 1,000 calories more each day than they needed -- almost as much as two Big Macs.<br /><br />Many American kids are suffering from an "energy gap," in which they take in more calories than they burn through growth and daily living. And the trend won't be easy to reverse, said the study's lead author, Dr. Y. Claire Wang, a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health.<br /><br />Read more at: <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_42201.html">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_42201.html</a></span><br /></div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9057785866996256926-5721363895608289541?l=fitness-nutrition.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yonnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16328363716171427570noreply@blogger.com0