Babies hooked on chocolate - Study

Leeds toddlers are hooked on chocolate - Local - Morley Observer and Advertiser

London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston discusses new study on infant sweet addiction, the epidemic of rising childhood obesity and a a study by leading vitamin company Vitabiotics

The survey, which was carried out among more than 2,000 parents, showed that nearly a quarter of parents were giving chocolate to their child before the age of 12 months.

The results add fuel to the fire of Britain’s burgeoning obesity epidemic, as the current number of overweight schoolchildren in the UK is already nearly two million, of which about 700,000 are obese.

Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston said: “The dietary patterns we lay down from when we wean children may well have an impact on their future food choices and health.....

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