Health aNd Fitness Guide

Teens who skip breakfast regularly to keep themselves trim have a greater tendency to gain weight. Children who have breakfast regularly are more physically active, said a study published in the journal Pediatrics. The study found that children who skipped breakfast regularly weighed about 2.3 kg more than children who had breakfast daily. Another study, in the journal Hypertension, found that cutting down on salt and salty snacks made children have fewer soft drinks and thereby helped them keep their weight down. Also, restricting the time children spend in front of computer and TV by half would decrease the amount of food they eat, reported the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.