Childfree New Year's diet

Happy New Year! If your resolutions include shedding a few pounds, be happy that you don't have kids. According to a new study, those with kids consume more calories than those without. From an article about the study in the Daily Mail:

For the first time researchers have counted up the fat consumed by adults living with children and compared it to the amount eaten by those living in child-free homes.

They found parents eat an extra 5 grams of fat daily - including 1.7 grams of the most unhealthy saturated fat linked to heart disease. That's around one-quarter of the total 'permitted' amount of fat an adult should be eating a day - and equivalent to a pepperoni pizza a week in saturated fat alone.

Leftovers aren't the only health hazard for parents, it turns out. Having kids also means you're more likely to have junk food around the house, and less time to eat, which means more unhealthy, instant meals.

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