Giving babies salty food may create a lifelong preference

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 23:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Diets including crackers, cereals and other high-sodium solid foods are linked to a greater fondness for salt, a study finds.Feeding young babies solid foods such as crackers, cereals and bread, which tend to be high in salt, may set them up for a lifelong preference for salt, researchers reported Tuesday.

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