Foods and Beverage Developers Feed a Growing Interest in Nutrition for Babies and Toddlers

Dairy proteins, too, are highly bioavailable Since the top food allergens—milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans—come from protein foods, proper labeling is a must. ● Carbohydrates provide energy, help the body use fat and protein for building and repairing tissue. According to the CDC, the rate of kids aged 10-19 living with type 2 diabetes doubled from 34 per 100,000 in 2001 to 67 per 100,000 in 2017, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported last year that the number of new cases among kids rose by more than 40,000 worldwide. First Thousand Days A policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics, asserts that maternal prenatal nutrition and nutrition in the first two years of life (1000 days) are “essential components in a child’s neurodevelopment and lifelong mental health.”