Kids May Get More Calories From Post-Sports Snacks Than They Burn While Playing, Study Suggests

reported, “Kids get more calories from the snacks they eat after sports than they burn while playing, which could add up to thousands of extra calories a year,” researchers concluded after tracking “the activity levels of third- and fourth-graders during 189 games of soccer, flag football, baseball and softball, along with their post-game snacks.” The findings were published in the American Journal of Health Behavior. https://consumer.healthday.com/kids-health-information-23/misc-kid-s-health-news-435/post-game-snacks-may-undo-calorie-burning-benefit-of-kids-sports-755402.html