Little research on effects of diet on young children

Interesting NY Times piece:
Bananas, Maybe. Peas and Kale? Dream On. - New York Times: "The research on the developmental and long-term health effects of poor diet in young children is scant.

'From 1 year of age to about adolescence, there's a dearth of research,' said Dr. Stephanie A. Atkinson, a member of a dietary panel at the Institute of Medicine, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences."

I would suggest that until the research becomes available, to presume roughly the same guidelines that we see for older children and adults: namely to eat fewer processed foods, to watch sodium and sugar intake, and to avoid trans-fat. But of course, that is common sense.