The UK Pediatric dieticians have found that feeding children with fruit and vegetable is no more healthy but rather such diet damages their health. They have warned that too much fiber and too little fat can lead to vitamin deficiencies and stunt growth in children under five.

According to Pediatric dieticians, a high-fiber and low-fat diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables is ideal for adults, but the same is highly unsuitable for young children aged one to four.

Team of Pediatric Nutritionists in UK studied trading standards of meals across East Sussex, in which they observed that menu in nurseries is not regulated and the diet include too much fiber and too less fat.

“Nurseries are applying the principles of adult healthy eating to the food they are supplying to young children.” said Sarah Almond, a consultant pediatric dietician and a guest lecture on child’s health on Brighton University, who evaluated the study. According to Mrs. Almond, toddlers’ bodies needed energy-rich foods, from a number of small meals and snacks spread through the day.

She said, “We expected the study to show nurseries were serving children food that was too high in calories, fat, saturated fat and salt, and low in vegetables and fruit. Instead, we found that the majority of nurseries had gone to the other extreme and appeared to be providing food that was too low in calories, fat and saturated fat, and too high in fruit and vegetables.”