Keep in mind that fat is not necessarily a bad thing. We all need it in
some form, especially the young. Also keep in mind that the fat in is
formula is replacing a lot of milk fat. Kids on a dairy-rich diet are
getting a lot more fat, and a lot more saturated fat, than is present in
the formula. Also keep in mind that children can change a lot at that age -
one who is chunky one year can hit a fast-growth period where the girth is
replaced by height.
You really don't want to have him fail to thrive because he is getting too
little fat in his diet. That was a real problem in the late 80's and into
the 90's when parents were projecting their own anxiety over a fat-rich
diet onto their growing toddlers, depriving the little ones of the
nutrition that they needed to grow and develop.
If you're concerned about too much fat, perhaps you should get a
nutritionist to evaluate his diet to be certain that he is indeed consuming
too much fat (likely not). If he is, you can cut back in other areas (e.g.,
by using lower fat cooking methods). If he is not getting too much, you can
focus on maintaining his level of physical activity (less screen time) to
keep him fit.
Mark
At 10:03 AM 8/4/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Our son consumed soy formula until he was 41/2 yrs old which is also very
>high in fats . He is now seven and has been drinking rice milk for a few
>years, but he is on the heavy side, and we have always wondered if this is
>due to the prolonged intake of fats in the baby formula. Also i have asked
>several doctors about calcium supplementsfor him because he has had severe
>dairy allergies since birth, and they have always said he gets enough in his
>diet. I never felt comfortable with this answer so i started giving him
>tums daily,especially now that he will only take rice milk in his cereal.
>Hopefully this is an acceptable amount of calcium.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Feblowitz" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 4:34 PM
>Subject: Re: Calcium, magnesium, vitamin D
>
>
> > Our son was able (and willing) to drink soy formula until approx age 9.
> > That has all of the calcium, magnesium, and vitamins that he needed. He
>now
> > takes a milk-free CVS store brand supplement that contains calcium &
> > magnesium. He also drinks calcium-fortified rice milk.
> >
> > I recommend talking to a nutritionist and/or getting a good book on
> > nutrition from the library. It's pretty difficult to get adequate calcium
> > from foods other than dairy. You'd have to eat a ton of broccoli or
> > cabbage, and you'd still come up short.
> >
> > If he likes Tums or some of the other chewable calcium antacids, you can
> > use those (until he tires of the taste). Make sure they are free of any
> > other antacid medications, since he doesn't need those.
> >
> >
> > Mark Feblowitz
> >
> > My shared experience is no substitute for proper medical care.
> > Any recommendation of any product or service is strictly as a satisfied
> > customer.
> >
> >
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> > Senior Principal MTS (781) 466-2947
> > Verizon Laboratories (fax) (781) 466-2618
> > 40 Sylvan Road, LA0MS46
> > Waltham, MA 02451-1128
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Verizon Laboratories (fax) (781) 466-2618
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