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Should we keep children away from sugar for their first 1000 days?

When I had my first child, I tried to minimise his sugar consumption. I made him a zucchini puree for his first meal (not a major hit) and politely declined on his behalf when anyone offered him sweets.

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The author describes their experience limiting sugar for their first child, offering a zucchini puree and refusing sweets. When they had their second and third children, they largely stopped enforcing those restrictions.

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