Infants Eating Fries and Drinking Soft Drinks

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Infants Eating Fries and Drinking Soft Drinks

 

 

 

A survey of 3,000 children aged four to 24 months revealed that U.S. infants are

eating many of the junk foods as their parents. Researchers found that infants

are eating few fruits and vegetables and are instead eating diets laden with

candy, soft drinks and junk food.

 

 

 

They found that:

 

 

 

French fries are the most popular vegetable eaten by children aged 19 to 24

months

About 25 percent of children did not eat any healthy vegetables on the day of

the survey

Most infants between 19 and 24 months old ate sweets at least once a day

Infants seven months and older are being given soft drinks in their bottles

 

 

 

Researchers blame the infants’ bad diets on parents’ busy schedules and say that

parents must eat healthier themselves and act as healthy role models for their

children.

 

 

 

News October 25, 2003

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

It is shocking and irresponsible that parents are feeding their young children

junk food and soft drinks despite what they do to your health. But you want to

know what really knocked my socks off? You have to be living under a rock if you

didn't know that vegetables were good for you. Well, we read headlines that

people are consuming more vegetables, but the key here is what exactly they are

defining as vegetables.

 

 

 

I suspect you will be as shocked as I was to learn that French fries are

actually classified as vegetables. French fries are, in fact, the most popular

vegetable eaten by children 19 to 24 months old, as the article says. This is

absolutely amazing considering that they are one of the most toxic foods known

to man. Equally as surprising is that French fries make up one-third of teens'

vegetable intake.

 

 

 

Parents, it is up to you to make sure that your children are healthy, especially

when they are so young. One of the best ways to keep them healthy is by feeding

them foods that are good for them. If you give your children French fries and

soda, you are giving them a load of toxins that their bodies have to compensate

for. Why not give them foods that will protect them and nourish them instead?

 

 

 

There is also the issue of emotional dependencies on sweets and other foods.

Many of us were given candy or sweets as rewards from our parents, and you may

be tempted to follow that tradition. But, you will likely realize now that you

are addicted to these foods and can’t seem to stop eating them. This is because

we do become addicted to them, and it is difficult to break the addiction.

 

 

 

You can keep your children out of this vicious cycle depending on how you raise

them. Giving your child sweets regularly will likely translate into a future

addiction to them. So, give your child a chance and limit their sweets while you

can, and while you’re at it, try limiting your own sweets as well--you’ll be

amazed at how much better you’ll feel! If you are struggling with an addiction

to sweets, EFT is a great tool to help and you can check out my free EFT manual

to learn how to do it yourself.

 

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