Twice Breakfast Can Prevent Obesity in Children, Why ?

MASSAPEDIA NEWS - The increasing number of children free breakfast at school has prompted the provision of breakfast for all children in low-income communities. This raises concerns that more children breakfast twice, once at home and once at school, thereby increasing the risk of obesity.

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A new study finds that it is not the children who ate breakfast twice, but those who do not have breakfast at all, which would tend to be overweight. In other words, twice the breakfast is better than not at all, said Marlene Schwartz of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, University of Connecticut, as reported by the Washington Post.

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"Our study proves that it is important to make sure as many children have a healthy breakfast. Low-income people will be greatly assisted if it gets broad access to a healthy breakfast, "said Schwartz, one of the research team.

The officers mentoring (including those currently in the White House) considers free meals at school (lunch, and later had breakfast and dinner) is an important way to overcome hunger in American children who live in the midst of poverty.

According to data federeal 2012, no less than 4 million households in the US is not able to provide nutritious meals for their children.

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Most public schools in the US puny in the school breakfast program. But ironically, millions of children who qualify for free breakfast or discounted do not eat breakfast, according to the Food Research and Action Center, an advocacy group.

Schwartz and colleagues fellow researchers studied 12 students at New Haven, Connecticut, studied since they were in grade 5 to grade 7, noted the breakfast habits and their weight.

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Previous not many breakfast twice; only one out of 10 students. However, according to these studies, it changes their body weight over the year is no different from other children.

While students who skip breakfast or breakfast irregular, usually women, twice as likely to obesity than twice breakfast.

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Although previous studies have also found that skipping breakfast is associated with weight loss, it is unclear why the two are intertwined. Impossible to know for sure what would happen without the data more consistent and reliable information on what people eat throughout the day, said Schwartz.

According to a hepotesis, those who do not have breakfast so so hungry to eat more during the day, or choose unhealthy foods. Another hypothesis, people who are overweight tend to skip breakfast in an effort to control their weight.

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Schwartz emphasized the free breakfast at school must meet nutritional guidelines from the state.

"It does not mean these children a breakfast of two donuts," said Schwartz. "Breakfast at school is very healthy. Contain fruit, low milk is weak, and whole grains. So it can be considered a healthy snack. "

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No less than 12 million children receive free or reduced lunch at discounted prices during the academic year 2014-2015, according to the Food Research and Action Center. But every 100 children receiving subsidized lunches, only 45 who receive subsidies breakfast, according to the group's annual records.