I wonder, though how strongly written in stone is an individual adult's 
health caused by environmental factors (meaning nutrition) during childhood 
growth periods? Such as, say, mental deficiencies caused by lack of adequate 
fatty acid intake for the foetus, calcium/exercise for bone health etc. How 
much do processed grains and other foodstuffs ingested in our youth 
permanently prevent us realizing optimum health in later years? Can a change 
in diet in adulthood fully compensate for poor childhood nutrition? Somehow 
I tell to think it wouldn't.

Marilyn