The American Diet: Children

Please note that this section contains my personal notes from my readings on this topic.

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Most of the animal products eaten by children, such as cheese and milk, are exceptionally high in saturated fat. Saturated fat consumption correlates with cancer incidence worldwide. It also raises cholesterol levels and causes heart disease… The nutrition committee of the American Heart Association has declared that there is no biological requirement for saturated fat… The development of heart disease begins in childhood… To add insult to injury, much of the processed foods children eat are rich in trans fat, a man-made fat that is also linked to cancer and heart disease.

We could not have designed a cancer-causing environment more effectively if we scientifically planned it. We feed our children a diet high in saturated fat, add lots of processed foods with those dangerous (man-made) trans fats, and combine it with an insufficient intake of unrefined plant foods to guarantee sufficient phytochemical deprivation, and presto, we have created a nation rich in autoimmune illnesses, allergies, obesity, diabetes, and finally, heart disease and cancer.

– Disease-Proof Your Child (2005) by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D.; pages 11 – 12

Besides sugar, butter and cheese contribute the most calories to children’s diets in America.

– Disease-Proof Your Child (2005) by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D.; page 13

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