I don't think it's overkill. My neighbor feeds her 1 year old Burger King and I think it would be a great idea to have her child tested at 2. Even my step daughter who has always been thin and her mother does not allow coke or an excessive amount of junk food had high cholesterol levels when she was 6, luckily with a slight modification in her diet, her levels are now normal.
Chocolate and Fried foods are two things no 2 year old should be consuming let alone regularly. My doctor hasn't mentioned this to me because my son is only 7 months old but he did tell me to be watchful of what he starts eating now and how fast he gains weight because where once infant diabetes was practically unheard of he now has at least 2 cases a year of children under the age of 1 with diabetes.
I think it's sad that our kids have to be tested this early but I do think it's necessary. As parents, we have a responsibility to our children to keep them as healthy as we can while we are in control of their eating habits.
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I don't think it's overkill. My neighbor feeds her 1 year old Burger King and I think it would be a great idea to have her child tested at 2. Even my step daughter who has always been thin and her mother does not allow coke or an excessive amount of junk food had high cholesterol levels when she was 6, luckily with a slight modification in her diet, her levels are now normal.
Chocolate and Fried foods are two things no 2 year old should be consuming let alone regularly. My doctor hasn't mentioned this to me because my son is only 7 months old but he did tell me to be watchful of what he starts eating now and how fast he gains weight because where once infant diabetes was practically unheard of he now has at least 2 cases a year of children under the age of 1 with diabetes.
I think it's sad that our kids have to be tested this early but I do think it's necessary. As parents, we have a responsibility to our children to keep them as healthy as we can while we are in control of their eating habits.
September 7, 2009 - 6:07amThis Comment
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