The Wichita Eagle – MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, M.D.
“A third of North American children are overweight or obese by age 9. Eating a healthy amount of vegetables daily is an effective weapon in the fight against obesity and premature health problems, like elevated LDL (lousy) cholesterol, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, 93 percent don’t get the daily recommended amount…when French moms wean children from breast to bottle, they introduce produce to their kids by adding vegetable puree to milk. New North American moms, you may want to make that part of your game plan. But if you’ve missed that window, it’s not too late to increase kids’ veggie intake.”(more)