The Post Independent – Dr. Greg Feinsinger
Last week’s column discussed how eating fruit and vegetables can improve your child’s immunity, thus preventing acute illnesses such as colds and ear infections. Today’s column is about how the same diet can prevent your child from eventually suffering from diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Many years ago a statistician figured out that a Happy Meal at McDonald’s causes the same adverse health effects in a child as smoking two cigarettes. No parent would offer their child cigarettes, but many let their children eat unhealthy food. (more)