The traditional Japanese diet, low in dairy products, is being replaced by a Western diet, and with this change the incidence of deaths from cardiovascular disease has increased. Earlier reports have indicated that excessive juice consumption may contribute to nonorganic failure to thrive. Infants of smoking mothers also had significantly lower IQs.
Light exposure assists the body in maintaining normal body rhythms.
High phosphorus consumption is known to cause hyperparathyroidism and bone loss in laboratory animals. Phosphorus interferes with the production of the active metabolite of vitamin D and with calcium balance. It may also produce soft tissue calcium deposition. Phosphorus is found in milk, meat, poultry and fish, but is also common in many food additives used in the United States. It is probable that the high phosphorus content of whole grains is not a problem as the balance of minerals in grains helps in the handling of phosphorus.