For the study, published in the scientific journal Nutrients, researchers analyzed 651 foods for children ages 6 months to 3 years and found that 70% of the foods did not meet the agency’s guidelines for protein content.

Dr. Brian Sheets of Stamford Health tells News 12 that protein is especially important for young children.

“Because bones, hair, brain, muscles and ligaments grow very quickly, they are extremely protein dependent,” says Sheets.

The study also found that 44% of food designed for babies and toddlers contains too much sugar.

Doctors say that when babies start eating foods with added sugar, it will cause them to have lifelong cravings for sweets and drinks.

Sheets recommends that parents read food labels carefully, as they are often difficult to decipher.

The good news, he says, is that food manufacturers have begun to identify similar data and respond to calls from health organizations.

For this reason, they have started to reduce the sugar content in their products and indicate this on the packaging.