Saturday, January 8, 2011

Could poor diet as a child lead to health problems later

Could poor diet as a child lead to health problems later?
When I was little we were really poor and my diet was mostly kraft dinners (I still eat these everyday though), ramen and peanut butter. We didn't even get bread for the peanut butter because of the price - we used cheap crackers or sometimes canned biscuits if we could them super cheap. The fruits and veggies we had were only the very cheap ones like bananas, carrots and canned stuff. Sometimes in the summer we had a few garden veggies and in the winter usually we had a deer. Now I have noticed that I have really bad teeth and I think it may be from early malnutrition. I've had three root canals and a filling in every tooth except for the four front ones. I'm kind of worried that I may have more health problems later. Should I be too worried?
Diet & Fitness - 8 Answers
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1 :
I think you will be ok....as long as your provide you body with what it needs now. As go for your teeth yes that is most likely from poor eating, but could your family afford to take you to the dentist as a kid? That too could be why your having teeth problems.
2 :
Yes what you eat when your younger could effect you when your older :/ Your bad teeth could be due to not brushing properly or not enough mind?
3 :
Definitely. It's not too late to change and make a difference though. Usually a bad diet as a child can lead to memory problems, obesity, bone problems and diabetes. Take the plunge now and start incorporating healthy food into your diet. Your teeth are also as important, you want to have a good set, instead of falsies!
4 :
Yes it does. But what is even more important is how you eat now.
5 :
Maybe you should start eating a new diet, like drinking lots of milk daily, have your 8 glasses of water, eat good fruits, veggies, grains, meats and dairy.
6 :
start eating healthier now and get calcium for your teeth as well start drinking milk and eating cheese
7 :
i didnt read your paragraph, sorry, but yes poor diet can lead to health problems later in life.
8 :
You had a somewhat healthy diet. The deer was the most nutritious of everything especially if you ate the whole heer ( and I bet you didn't). Carbohydrates is the leading cause of bad teeth. So it was good that you didn't get bread for the peanut butter but it is too bad that the peanut butter was full of sugar. http://www.dentalgentlecare.com/tooth_decay.htm#What%20is One way that is healthy and can save a lot of money on dental bills is a low carb diet. Plus extend this into intermittent fasting. Meat and vegetables are the main source of nutrients and just enough carbohydrates to balance the glucose levels. Don't hesitate to purchase the cheaper fattier cuts of meat and cook them in your vegetables. Even though eggs seem expensive they are really economically priced. There are many low carb vegetables that are also among the most nutritious such as mustard greens, collard greens, spinach,brocolli and can easily be grown in the graden and canned. If you have access to wild game such as deer take advantage of it. Read this: http://www.westonaprice.org/traditional_diets/native_americans.html Intermittent fasting; http://www.davedraper.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/PmWiki/IntermittentFasting Now intermittent fasting isn't something you just jump into. Your body has to adjust to the new eating cycle. But it isn't difficult if you commit yourself and hopefully this one article will help you to do this. But, if you need more information ar if you want to hear my experience, I would be happy to share more with you.

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