Saw this article about this in the newspaper today.
Salient points:
-Significant numbers of infants and tots are downing french fries, pizza, candy, and soda
-Median intake for 12 - 24 month olds is 1,220 calories, a 30% excess over the required 950 calories per day
-Up to a third of the children younger than 2 consumed no fruits or vegetables
-More than 60% of 12 month olds had desert or candy at least once a day, the number rose to 70% by 19 months
The study found that parents were largely ignoring widley accepted practices by allowing:
-29% of infants to eat soild food before they were 4 months old
-17% to drink juice before 6 months
-20% to drink cow's milk before 12 months
It's not surprising that about 1 in every 5 Americans is now considered obese, double that rate of the mid-1980s.
Salient points:
-Significant numbers of infants and tots are downing french fries, pizza, candy, and soda
-Median intake for 12 - 24 month olds is 1,220 calories, a 30% excess over the required 950 calories per day
-Up to a third of the children younger than 2 consumed no fruits or vegetables
-More than 60% of 12 month olds had desert or candy at least once a day, the number rose to 70% by 19 months
The study found that parents were largely ignoring widley accepted practices by allowing:
-29% of infants to eat soild food before they were 4 months old
-17% to drink juice before 6 months
-20% to drink cow's milk before 12 months
It's not surprising that about 1 in every 5 Americans is now considered obese, double that rate of the mid-1980s.
