CNN article: Doctors challenge baby feeding myths

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Hi..Just saw this on CNN.com. (Guess I should have added hot pepper

flakes to 's cereal! :-)

((http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/parenting/10/10/baby.food.myths.ap/in

dex.html

One quote:

" ....Dr. Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston, a specialist in

pediatric nutrition, says some studies suggest rice and other highly

processed grain cereals actually could be among the worst foods for

infants.

" These foods are in a certain sense no different from adding sugar to

formula. They digest very rapidly in the body into sugar, raising

blood sugar and insulin levels " and could contribute to later health

problems, including obesity, he says.

The lack of variety in the American approach also could be a problem.

Exposing infants to more foods may help them adapt to different foods

later, which Ludwig says may be key to getting older children to eat

healthier. "