A study of the food consumption of children aged four to six wasdiscussed by Dr John Briffa, writing in the Observer magazine.
Did what children had already consumed earlier in the day affect howmuch they ate? Nope. The factor that had the greatest influence on howmuch a child ate was ... wait for it ... "the amount of food they wereserved".
Dr Briffa didn't laugh at the simplicity of this. He came up with thesolemn conclusion that it "adds to the growing body of evidence whichsuggests children are generally unable to naturally adjust their foodintake according to their requirements".
But, hey, let's not pathologise children. Is there evidence that adultshave the natural ability to adjust their food intake according to theirrequirements? Thought not.
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