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Say no to fruit juice for infants

According to America's top paediatricians, the drink is not as healthful as many parents think

fruit juice, child, infant, unhealthy food
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Catherine Saint Louis
America’s top paediatricians are advising parents to stop giving fruit juice to children in the first year of life, saying the drink is not as healthful as many parents think.
 
In the past, the American Academy of Pediatrics had advised parents to avoid 100 per cent fruit juice for babies younger than 6 months. On Monday, the group toughened its stance against juice, recommending that the drink be banned entirely from a baby’s diet during the first year. The concern is that juice offers no nutritional benefits early in life, and can take the place of what babies really

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