Doug’s Dynamic Drivel

An interesting study out of China indicates that children gestating in environments where power is being produced in coal fired plants have

significantly lower average developmental scores and reduced motor development at age two.

Given that over 50% of US power comes from coal burning plants, and that this percentage is increasing perhaps this explains why the GOP has been so successful

This too may be part of the explanation

Most kids’ foods provide poor nutritional quality, but packaging claims and healthy images could be misleading parents, according to a new study. Researchers used US guidelines to review 367 products. 70 percent of the products had higher than recommended sugar levels, 23 percent had high fat levels and 17 percent had high salt levels. But 62 percent of them still make health claims on the packaging.

as good nutrition is essential to a well developed intelligence.

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