The rate of obesity is increasing worldwide and the increase has been particularly dramatic in young people. Young people are the greatest consumers of high-energy, sugary and fat-laden “junk” foods and sweetened drinks. The heightened metabolism and rapid growth during puberty can protect against obesity. However, easy access to cheap junk foods and increasingly sedentary lifestyles outweighs the
Photo by Gemma Chua-Tran UnSplash.com. The teenage brain has a voracious drive for reward, diminished behavioral control, and a susceptibility to be shaped by experience. This often manifests as a reduced ability to resist high-calorie junk foods. Obesity is increasing worldwide, especially among children and teenagers. More than 150 million children in the world are obese
Some of us can definitely say we have a sweet tooth. Whether it’s cakes, chocolates, cookies, lollies, or soft drinks, our world is filled with intensely pleasurable sweet treats. Sometimes eating these foods is just too hard to resist. "Excessive consumption of sugar is a major contributor to the increasing rates of obesity in both
We love sweet treats. But too much sugar in our diets can lead to weight gain and obesity, Type 2 diabetes and dental decay. We know we shouldn’t be eating candy, ice cream, cookies, cakes and drinking sugary sodas, but sometimes they are so hard to resist. It’s as if our brain is hardwired to want these foods. As
