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Concerns over excessive sugar and salt levels in toddler foods
More than half the two-year-old children alive today in the US are on track to be obese in their 30s. Photo credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA/Alamy
Nine out of ten baby food products fail to meet international nutritional standards, according to a recent report. The amount of added sugars and carbohydrates in these products has become a growing concern. Now, parents and health experts demand that packaged foods be properly labelled with sodium content. Their recommendations include simplifying the packaging of these products in a way that non-English speakers and parents with low health literacy can understand.
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