Soft Drinks

Soft drink consumption is likely to influence obesity. Evidence suggests that people don’t compensate for the increase in energy consumed by drinking soft drink, and that soft drinks may provide insufficient satiety signals when compared with solid food . In addition, soft drink consumption can stimulate appetite, as consuming high glycaemic carbohydrates can cause glucose levels to fall.  Also, when processing soft drink the body...

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Child Dietary intake

Dietary intake Dietary intake contributes directly to energy consumed. Dietary intake in children may have changed over time, possibly contributing to the rise in childhood obesity. A number of factors may have influenced the financial and time cost of food consumption, leading to a change over time. First, agricultural and food processing innovation may have led to reductions in both the financial cost of food, and the time cost for...

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