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The Worst Foods For Kids

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Worst Foods for Kids

Most parents are aware of the importance of the early formative years for their children. The first few years of a child’s life are setting the stage for his or her development when they are learning language and their motor, social and cognitive skills are formed.

The brain grows at its fastest rate during the first three years, during which proper nutrition is crucial to have a positive impact on the child’s developing intelligence.

A research study conducted in 2010 showed that children who ate a diet consisting of mainly processed foods at the age of 3 had measurably decreased IQ scores at the age of 8.5. Each level of increase of processed foods were the equivalent of nearly two points in decreased IQ. The …show more content…

The Ingredients in Processed Foods are Potentially Dangerous

Hamburgers from fast food restaurants are not the only heavily-processed foods that are questionable for a child’s diet. The bland flavor that results from processing of foods makes many food processors add potentially dangerous MSG to add a little flavor back in. These unhealthy food additives can also be found in:
• Chicken nuggets – contain potentially dangerous additives.
• Sodas – not only do they contain high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) but may also have aspartame and benzene.
• French fries – contain some of the worst types of fat such as genetically modified omega 6 oils (canola, corn, and soybean oils).
• Breakfast cereals – with high fructose corn syrup and modified grains that have been genetically engineered.

While some experts tend to look at diet soda as the lesser of two evils, a recent New York Daily News article related findings from a study that showed consistent consumption of diet soda could eventually lead to the same degree of tooth decay and erosion that is known to be caused by the use of crack cocaine and methamphetamines.

The report, published in the journal General Dentistry, told of a woman in her 30s who consumed two liters of diet soda every day for just three to five years and had teeth that had eroded in a similar fashion to a 51-year-old crack addict and a 29-year-old meth user.

When poor dental hygiene is paired with the highly-acidic

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