Rita Where is this self direction for good nutrition in most of the adult population? I think it is not to good, in fact I think it is rather poor. If this is true, then did we lose this innate ability when we grew older? Ron E. [log in to unmask] wrote: > In a message dated 2/9/00 9:46:30 AM Central Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << So what you ate as a child could catch up to you later in life! For > instance:as a child I was anemic and had to eat foods high in > iron+vitamins,also a lot of fried foods,dairy foods etc. Just asking. > Shirley >> > > Or.... does this mean that some very early (as yet unrecognized) Parkinsons > symptom causes us to crave (or our bodies to need) foods that are high in > iron, fat etc........???? Could not one scenario be just as likely as the > other. > > As children don't we tend to eat what our body is "asking for" if it is > available.....haven't their been studies that show that children will self > select for good nutritional needs of their body if given the opportunity? > > Does this all lead back to "Is there anyone who ate Reese's Peanut Butter > cups as a child who does not have PD in their later years?" > > Rita Weeks 55/10