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THE Romans ate one main meal a day, it聽is聽said, and any more would have been considered gluttony. They wouldn鈥檛 think much, then, of our modern propensity for聽snacking. And they would be right. As we collectively fill our shopping baskets with聽morsels to keep us going between meals, even the most health-conscious among us could be munching our way to聽an early grave.
The idea that snacking can be healthy is聽heavily promoted by an industry that packages and brands snack products as a聽good way to fuel your day. Marketed as high in protein, or containing only fruit,…


