I love science. Especially science that can readily be applied to your life. This morning someone on one the listservs I'm on sent out a link to an article based on a study of the most common foods children choke on.
I
particularly like #5 and #10 for their impressive specificity.
Here's the list of foods culled from the study that cause
the most choking incidents:1. Hard candy
2. Other candy
3. Meat other than hot dogs
4. Bone
5. Fruits and vegetables
6. Formula/breast milk/milk
7. Seeds/nuts/shells
8. Chips/pretzels/popcorn
9. Biscuits/cookies/crackers
10. Multiple specified foods
11. Hot dogs
#6 is a good one too.
As a whole, I would say that the public health message that I take away from this list is: You can protect your children from choking by killing them at birth.
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