The China Post news staff--Ice cream has long been served up as a popular method to cool off in the summer, but children are consuming too many calories from overeating ice cream, a
lobby group yesterdayPresenting the public with the “2011 Elementary School Children Ice Cream Consumptionyesterday, the Child Welfare League Foundation
urged parents to safeguard what their children consume, and especially watch how much ice cream their children eat during the summer.
According to surveys completed by 2,163 fifth and sixth graders between May 10 and May 24, while 21 percent of the children consume one serving of ice cream per week, and 3.4 percent eating at least one serving per day, some children reported having downed four ice blocks and one bucket of ice cream in a day. These children have been consuming too many calories along with the coolness, according to
Many children believe that consuming cold products is one of the best ways to cool off in the summer, and their favorite products include ice creams, slurpees, Popsicles, and McFlurry's, which, as pointed out by Wang
For example, one cup of medium-sized Sprite-flavored slurpee is 523.6 kcal, the equivalent of two bowls of white rice
As indicated by survey results, locations where children most frequently visit to purchase their cooling aids include convenience stores and fast food chain stores, and some children even repeatedly visit street vendors, raising additional sanitary concerns,
Parents should also be held accountable for children who overindulge in ice cream consumption, as many parents have the same habit. Over 70 percent of children reported that their parents would buy them ice cream, while some
their parents do not limit the amount they consume.
Many children do not even drink water anymore, as they truly believed that artificial drinks and icy products have the same quenching effectadvocating that parents set good examples for their children by drinking more water and consuming less ice cream to protect their children's health.
lobby group yesterdayPresenting the public with the “2011 Elementary School Children Ice Cream Consumptionyesterday, the Child Welfare League Foundation
urged parents to safeguard what their children consume, and especially watch how much ice cream their children eat during the summer.
According to surveys completed by 2,163 fifth and sixth graders between May 10 and May 24, while 21 percent of the children consume one serving of ice cream per week, and 3.4 percent eating at least one serving per day, some children reported having downed four ice blocks and one bucket of ice cream in a day. These children have been consuming too many calories along with the coolness, according to
Many children believe that consuming cold products is one of the best ways to cool off in the summer, and their favorite products include ice creams, slurpees, Popsicles, and McFlurry's, which, as pointed out by Wang
For example, one cup of medium-sized Sprite-flavored slurpee is 523.6 kcal, the equivalent of two bowls of white rice
As indicated by survey results, locations where children most frequently visit to purchase their cooling aids include convenience stores and fast food chain stores, and some children even repeatedly visit street vendors, raising additional sanitary concerns,
Parents should also be held accountable for children who overindulge in ice cream consumption, as many parents have the same habit. Over 70 percent of children reported that their parents would buy them ice cream, while some
their parents do not limit the amount they consume.
Many children do not even drink water anymore, as they truly believed that artificial drinks and icy products have the same quenching effectadvocating that parents set good examples for their children by drinking more water and consuming less ice cream to protect their children's health.
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