A sweet tooth, as we shall see in a moment, may also, and indeed more often does, result from being given sugar regularly during infancy. Another characteristic of fat children is that they tend to move slowly. Of course once a child becomes obese the sheer bulk that he is carrying tends to slow him down. There are two that are outstanding. The first, which was mentioned briefly earlier, is sugar.
Mothers give their babies sugar for many different reasons.
Also food and drink is fairly unpalatable unless it is sweetened. Although it was said earlier that a sweet tooth may be inherited by some children there is little doubt that the liking for sweet-tasting things is an acquired taste in most children with a sweet tooth. When you think of how so many babies have sugar added to their bottles and added to their drinks this is hardly surprising. And it is all so needless. Many mothers think that it is of paramount importance to get their babies started on solids as soon as possible.