Interesting concept, Chatty. I hadn't heard of the article in Longevity, but the logic of food additives causing brain disturbances that lead to mental illness makes sense.

I made the baby food for my daughter, but didn't have time to do the same for my son. Few working parents probably do have that time, unless things have changed drastically since my kids were babes.

As for feeding junk foods earlier in life -- there are so many issues at play in the decisions we make on what we feed our children. We'd have to pass dozens of laws before we could possibly mandate the death of junk food. I'm not sure we'll see that in our lifetimes.

Instead, we may have to opt for - perhaps I should say pray for -- better education of our young parents -- and easy options for allowing them to make better food choices.