Kids who snack may have better-quality dietsMombasa’s MM Shah & MV Shah Academy students enjoy their snacks at the school canteen on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. But when researchers also looked at snacks, kids’ average scores rose to 57.1. Including snacks, kids got 5 daily servings of refined grains and 0.54 daily servings of sugary drinks. Excluding snacks from diet analysis contributed to a 2.5-point drop in diet quality scores for boys but just a 1-point dip for girls. The impact of snacking on diet quality also appeared to vary for different racial and ethnic groups.

Source: Standard Digital December 04, 2019 21:11 UTC