Sleepy Teens Reach for Fast Foods First

leep-deprived teens make poor food choices, a new study finds. "Not only do sleepy teens, on average, eat more food that's bad for them, they also eat less food that is good for them," study leader Lauren Hale, an associate professor of preventive medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, said in a university news release. "While we already know that sleep duration is associated with a range of health consequences, this study speaks to some of the mechanisms, i.e., nutrition and decision-making, through which health outcomes are affected," she explained. http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutritional-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/sleepy-teens-reach-for-fast-foods-first-677626.html