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[quote=Anonymous]To pps with 11, 12 year olds who don't regulate sweets well at all, how did this all start? I am serious. We lived overseas for a long while and I cooked, almost all the time. We also ate out, and there was an occasional sweet, candy, desert I would make. I grew up the same way, grandma cooked and there was a desert once or twice a month. If we wanted candy or chips we would have to ask parents for money and walk to get it. Occasionally dad would come home and bring us a nice candy bar. Strudels, crepes, tortes, home made donuts were our deserts. None of 6 grand kids( my cousins) has a sweet tooth. But, I am curious as my teen DD has a sweet tooth as well. I don't restrict, but I DH, DS and I don't have it at all. Both kids are raised withe same food, not many sweets at all. So, I know sweet tooth is maybe something that can't be controlled that well? She even told me she thought about how much sweets should she eat per day, and if she could live off of sweets only?! And then that it wasn't healthy, she researched it! She does have ADHD and that could be contributing. Is there science behind this? Explanation why some people crave it so much more than others?[/quote]

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