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
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
“How are things looking?” my best friend Jeremy asked me as we sat down at a table with our friends by the window of our school library.I shrugged and read to him, the Wall Street Journal article by Charley Grant on November 2020. “A Steady Diet of Milkshakes and French fries is pretty healthy-at least
