Fed: Toddlers overdo calories and salt: survey

AAP General News (Australia)
02-27-2008
Fed: Toddlers overdo calories and salt: survey

By Tamara McLean, Medical Writer

SYDNEY, Feb 27 AAP - Australian toddlers are eating too much salty, calorie-rich food
and missing out on fibre and some essential nutrients, a landmark diet study has found.

The nation has its first clear picture of what children under two are eating, with
researchers behind a new major survey saying there are obvious areas where parents are
falling short.

A public health team tracked the diets of about 430 toddlers aged 16 to 24 months over
three days and found almost all were exceeding the recommended daily …