Diet food is not for kids

Researchers say diet foods may be contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity because they may inadvertently lead children to overeat.

The researchers conducted tests on young rats, and found when the animals were given low-calorie versions of foods they overate regardless of whether they were lean or obese. The researchers suspect that low-calorie versions of usually high-calorie foods disrupt the body's ability to use taste to regulate calorific intake and they say diet foods are probably not a good idea for growing youngsters.