Science of Snacking

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  • Are snacks healthy or unhealthy? Any food consumed in between main meals is often referred to as a snack. There are several reasons why people choose to eat a snack at least once throughout the day. Most frequently, our stomachs begin to growl a few hours after our last meal. Another possibility is a drop in energy that can be fixed with a modest snack. Or perhaps we simply enjoy the flavor of particular snack foods.

  • Fruit, cookies, chips, ice cream, candies, popcorn, soft drinks, crackers, cake, milk, nuts and seeds, tea, and yogurt are among the most popular snack options in the United States, according to market research. Snacks have been linked to a variety of diet quality variables, including weight growth, maintenance, and quality of diet.

  • Snacks can be a frequent and significant component of a balanced diet, but they can also result in health issues. One’s snacking habits—including what you snack on, why you snack, how often you snack, and how snacks fit into your overall eating plan—distinguish between the two circumstances.

  • Hunger, social/food culture, distracted eating, boredom, indulgence, and food insecurity are just a few of the reasons why people snack. Marketing could be a factor in addition to how common snacks are in our food culture. In the US, the food and beverage sector spends about $14 billion annually on advertising, more than 80% of which promotes fast food, sugary drinks, candy, and other fatty snacks.

  • According to several studies, eating snacks that aren’t in response to hunger is linked to consuming more calories overall. It has been discovered that emotional eaters and people under psychological stress consume more energy-dense snacks, particularly those with a greater sugar and fat content.

  • The International Food Information Council’s 2020 Food & Health Survey provided some interesting information about American snacking habits.

  • Snacking habits among youngsters have significantly increased over the previous few decades, accounting for around 27% of their daily calorie intake. Given that more than 30% of children and adolescents in America are overweight or obese, it is troubling that they frequently eat snacks that are high in calories and low in nutrients.

Nethmi Rodrigo

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