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Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Don’t let toddlers develop bad eating habits

As toddlers begin eating “grown-up” food, they may also develop grown-up eating habits — like too much junk food and too few vegetables, warn doctors who want parents to change their ways.

Within the childhood obesity outbreak is an increasing number of overweight 2-year-olds, according to pediatrics experts. In an effort to address the problem, the American Heart Association is offering this advice to parents: Children 2 and older should eat mostly fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat and non-fat dairy products, beans, fish and lean meat.

“These guidelines are not that different from what you as a parent should be following,” said Lona Sandon, a dietitian and assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. “Kids will follow the example of their parents if the example is there.”

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