TODDLER OBESITY
October 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
A NEW study has revealed that American toddlers consume 30 per cent more calories than they require. The Feeding Infants & Toddlers Study, a telephone survey commissioned by baby-food maker Gerber Products Co., found that US children that are one-to-two-years-old consume an average of 1,220 calories. Children that age require about 950 calories per day. The soon-to-be published study - presented at a meeting of the American Dietetic Association - revealed a diet of too much fat, sugar and salt and too few fruits and vegetables. "By 24 ...
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