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Stanley Zlotkin, MD, PhD
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition 555 University Ave Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 1X8

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1997;151(9):962-963.

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A recently published study, "Nutrient Intakes by Young Children in a Prospective Randomized Trial of a Low—Saturated Fat, Low-Cholesterol Diet: The STRIP Baby Proj ect"¹ suggested in its conclusion that it was easy to provide nutritionally safe low-fat diets to infants and toddlers. Although it may be possible to provide a low-fat diet, it is not easy or necessarily safe. In addition, there is a big difference between feasibility and desirability.

This study showed that under closely controlled conditions, it is feasible to design and implement a diet for young children that is reasonably safe. The energy "lost" by consuming the low-fat diet must have been replaced by complex carbohydrates. The report of the Joint Working Group of the Canadian Pediatric Society and Health and Welfare Canada² said exactly that in 1993. It stated, "in the presence of adequate energy intake and an appropriate mix of foods, there . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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