I would hope that exclusively early breastfed children would not be
subject to these practices in as great numbers!  Family practices are
really going down hill.  Now I know why the slow food movement is
catching on.  http://www.slowfoodusa.org/
 Judy Ritchie
Excerpted:
More than 60 percent of 12-month-olds had dessert or candy at least once
per day, and 16 percent ate a salty snack. Those numbers rose to 70
percent and 27 percent by age 19 months.
Thirty to 40 percent of the children 15 months and up had a sugary fruit
drink each day, and about 10 percent had soda.
The study also found that parents were ignoring widely accepted
practices by allowing:
- 29 percent of infants to eat solid food before they were 4 months old.

- 17 percent to drink juice before 6 months.
- 20 percent to drink cow's milk before 12 months.
Shortcomings were more pronounced for families receiving financial
assistance through the federal Women, Infants and Children program, the
study found. More than 40 percent of WIC toddlers did not eat any fruit
on the survey day, and those children also drank more sweetened
beverages.

Whole article, commissioned by Gerber:
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGA4I79Y7MD.html




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