Adult obesity may start with a 2-year-old's french fry
Submitted on December 9, 2003 - 1:00am.
Brynn Grimley - Fall 2003
WASHINGTON – The path to adult obesity starts before most children can even talk, according to a new study.
It found that nearly one quarter of toddlers 15 to 24 months old eat no vegetables on an average day, and that when they did, it was likely to be french fries.
The study was released Monday at a conference attended by doctors, nurses and other medical professionals and sponsored by Shape up America! and Gerber Products Co., the baby food company.
The study, intended to provide guidance to Congress and raise awareness about childhood obesity, centered on data about the dramatic increase in the nation's weight over the last 20 years.
It found that nearly one quarter of toddlers 15 to 24 months old eat no vegetables on an average day, and that when they did, it was likely to be french fries.
The study was released Monday at a conference attended by doctors, nurses and other medical professionals and sponsored by Shape up America! and Gerber Products Co., the baby food company.
The study, intended to provide guidance to Congress and raise awareness about childhood obesity, centered on data about the dramatic increase in the nation's weight over the last 20 years.
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