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That sneaky snack can cause you to bloat
Published on Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 10:36, Updated at Sat, Oct 27, 2007 in Health section
Tags: Eating Survey, Snacks , New Delhi
CHOMP WITH CARE: A little change in snack choices will help keep those calories away.
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New Delhi: Before you decide to grab that pakora, that packet of chocolate biscuits or chips during tea time, think again. Doctors believe one of the biggest reasons for weight gain and abdominal obesity in people is unhealthy snacking habits between meals.
According to Nutritionist Ishi Khosla, "The evening time is the most vulnerable time as a lot of people are famished by around 6 pm. Eating is a must, but one needs healthy options or snacking can lead to excess weight gain, acidity and an evening snack can all but spoil your dinner."
A recent survey done by AC Nielson across five metros in India found that people were eating unhealthy between meals.
- According to the survey, as many as 89 per cent women and 88 per cent children in Delhi consume unhealthy snacks during the pre-dinner period.
- In Mumbai, this figure stood at 84 per cent and 75 per cent respectively.
- 95 per cent women and 88 per cent children in Bangalore consume unhealthy snacks
- Kolkata was found to have the highest incidence of unhealthy snacking in the pre-dinner period among women and children at 92 per cent.
In Chennai, 85 per cent women and 82 per cent children consume unhealthy snacking during pre-dinner time.
The preferred choice of snacking mid-evening in the metros are pakoras, noodles, burgers or pizzas and chaat — all this, in addition to biscuits, namkeens and chips or potato wafers.
And with the festive season up on us, the binging is likely to see an upswing. So how does one side-step the binge trap?
Ishi Khosla suggests a good dose of healthy options, like salads and greens.
In the end, it's only a little change in snack choices will help keep those calories away.
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Good one, may be women are more health conscious and the news makers are using it as a trick.should have
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well said!! When i read the title of the article i really expected to read some typical science stuff...but then
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So what about men? Do they exist in these metros or not? If so, do they snack or not? Or
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