It is strange that a child does not go crazy with jelly beans. It is to eat one and not stop. But we must control the amount that children eat since abusive consumption can cause obesity.
Let's see why. Mainly, because they are a product of high caloric level and low amount of nutrients. Jelly beans are composed between 70 and 80% sugar, in addition to gelatin-shaped proteins, artificial flavors and dyes. By the way, the latter linked to childhood hyperactivity.
In addition, because the mechanism that causes an uncontrolled intake in the body is not healthy at all. The sugars they contain are quickly assimilated and converted into glucose that is transformed into glycogen.
Glycogen is stored in the liver and muscles to become energy, but it has a cap, which when it is exceeded it becomes fat. When accumulating in the body it clogs the arteries and causes an increase in body weight.
Jelly beans also contain proteins, but of low biological quality, that is, a type of protein that is difficult to assimilate.
On the other hand, and in order not to find anything good, such as the bears of anti-caries gummies with xylitol, gummies cause tooth decay in children's teeth.
Prohibiting them is impossible, and most of the time, counterproductive, but it is important to control that children eat them with measure, since they do not provide any food benefits and encourage bad habits.
