Skipping Breakfast can make Teens Obese

Posted on March 25th, 2008

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Young ladies and gentlemen, if you think that skipping breakfast is one way to lose weight, you’re wrong!
Recent studies showed that American teenagers who skip breakfast are more likely to be obese than those who eat a morning meal. [...]

 

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