Better breakfasts fight teen anxiety: study
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that adding a piece of fruit or a glass of milk to a teenager's breakfast may help protect them from depression, anxiety and disobedience.
A study of more than 800 students has found that a complex breakfast is directly linked to better mental health irrespective of family income, the student's weight or exercise routine.
Students who ate from more food groups for their morning meal scored higher on a child behaviour checklist, with an improvement in mood seen for every extra food type added.
Lead researcher Therese O'Sullivan, from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth, said,
"It didn't matter what they added, just that they added something different like a banana to their cereal to make that meal more complete with vitamins and minerals. From what we found, that makes a huge difference."
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Fred Flintstone and diet
A study of five men and nine women conducted by scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Huddinge, Sweden, found that eating like a caveman may trim the waist and protect against heart disease.
Volunteers were put on a stone-age diet of berries, nuts, lean meat, fish and vegetables while cutting out cereals, dairy products and refined sugar.
After just three weeks they had lost five pounds in weight, their waistlines were slimmer, and their blood pressure was lower.
Those taking part in the Swedish study had to stick to a food list which included lean meat, unsalted fish, fresh or frozen fruit, berries, vegetables -- but not beans -- most kinds of nuts, canned tomatoes, lemon or lime juice, spices, and coffee or tea without milk or sugar.
Dairy products, beans, peanuts, salt, pasta, rice, sausages, sugar, fruit juices and alcohol were all banned.
