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Americans ordered over 700 million servings of pie at restaurants nationwide last year. An increase of 12 million slices over the previous year.

Eating a large breakfast, 400 calories more than a smaller one, does not equate to eating fewer calories during the day .  The study published in Nutrition Journal showed that eating a large breakfast did not mean that people were going to eat less for lunch or dinner.  The team at the University of Munich followed nearly 400 people for several days, some had large breakfasts others had small ones.  The ones who had a larger breakfast (about 400 calories more ) consumed roughly 400 total calories more during the day.

A study published in the journal Circulation shows that added sugar can increase the risk of heart disease in teenagers.  They found that those who consumed the most sugar (more than 30% of the calories) had LDL cholesterol levels that were 9% higher and their triglycerides were 10% higher; HDL levels (the good cholesterol) were 9% lower.  In addition, the obese or overweight teens who ate the most sugar also were insulin resistant.