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Teens’ Bad Breakfast Habits Linked to Future Health
By Chioma Ihekweazu, Yahoo Health, Feb 01, 2014
They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. New research may add more support to that claim, especially when it comes to teens.
A recent study found that people who had poor breakfast habits as teens had an increased risk of having metabolic syndrome as adults.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that increase a person’s risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
The researchers noted that creating school breakfast programs could offer a potential solution to this problem.
“Make sure your teen gets a healthy breakfast every day.”
This study was published on January 29 in Public Health Nutrition.
They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. New research may add more support to that claim, especially when it comes to teens.
A recent study found that people who had poor breakfast habits as teens had an increased risk of having metabolic syndrome as adults.
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that increase a person’s risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
The researchers noted that creating school breakfast programs could offer a potential solution to this problem.
“Make sure your teen gets a healthy breakfast every day.”
This study was published on January 29 in Public Health Nutrition.
