date:May 11, 2012
e expected direction,the researchers wrote.It is evident from this and other studies that more health education programs for upper elementary children are needed that mediate positive changes in modifiable factors related to childhood obesity, such as snacking.
The studys authors also suggested that an increase in snacking in the United States may be related to an increase in the number of children who skip breakfast, with children compensating by eating more snack foods. They cited previous re