Are Nutrition Journals Friend Or Foe In The Fight Against Child Obesity?
Most diets recommend keeping nutrition journals, or food diaries, on a regular basis. These journals are supposed to do several things: First, by keeping track of everything a person eats, you can figure out exactly how many calories and how much fat is consumed. Second, it makes people accountable for all of those little snacks that they might not think about otherwise (like that one piece of chocolate that you grabbed on the way from the kitchen into the living room). Third, nutrition journals help people see patterns in their eating habits. Habits are a lot easier to change when you know what they are. All of this sounds great, so… what’s the problem? Well, that was what nutrition journals are supposed to do. Reality can be somewhat different. The Drawbacks of Nutrition Journals 1. They are labor-intensive. Keeping a diary takes a lot of time and effort. It is difficult for most people to change their routine so drastically that it will last more than a few days. Change can be a g
