The study found that 12-month-old British Pakistani children were found to consume more chips, sugary drinks and processed baby meals than their white counterparts.
According to the Born in Bradford 1000 Study, which monitored more than 1,250 young children in the city, British Pakistani babies also eat more fruit and less processed meat.
However, Pinki Sahota, professor of nutrition & childhood obesity at Leeds Beckett University who led the study, said both groups were found to have worryingly poor diets. The academic said this was likely to be due to a majority of low-income families living in Bradford, as well as a lack of education.
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