The sweet passion lies in the bone
Friday, August 14th, 2009
If you wonder why your child eat only two or three bites of dinner, but no problem to destroy three large balls of ice cream, accused his growing bones. New studies show that children who grow rapidly, eat more sweet stuff than those growing at slower pace. Survey given to 143 children aged between 11 and 15 years fresh water and a sour orange juice. Then classified the children into two groups – a favorite sweet and preferred less sweet. They found that children who have a high level of biomarker for growing bone in the urine is more likely to be in the group preferred sweet things. “Has long been known that the growing increase of children and the desire for sweet things -” Give me some candy, Grandma, “said Susan Koldlel, professor of dental health in the” Washington University, author of the new studios. They used many calories when they grow, and the body responds to this growing need with the sweet stuff. On the other hand, children who are given a very sweet things from the adults, of course, prefer them. So researchers wonder whether the preference can be attributed to biological or social factors such as whether the child is given a variety of foods to eat and that do not yet feel the pressure to avoid sustaining food to remain low.
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