Home garden key to children eating produce
|
| Posted
:
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:42:00 GMT |
| By
:
Health News Editor |
| Category
:
Health |
| News Alerts by
Email ( click
here ) |
|
|
|
|
|
ST. LOUIS, April 19 If parents have a hard time getting their children to eat salads, they should try growing it themselves, suggests a Saint Louis University study.U.S. children served homegrown fruits and vegetables are more likely to eat more than those who seldom get farm-fresh produce, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association."It was a simple, clear finding," study author Debra Haire-Joshu, director of Saint Louis University ' s Obesity Prevention Center, said in a statement. "Whether a food is homegrown makes a difference. Garden produce creates what we call a 'positive food environment.'" The study also finds children who grow up eating fresh-from-the-garden produce also prefer the taste of fruits and vegetables to other foods.The researchers find the garden-fed children were more likely to see their parents eating fruits and vegetables, and a greater variety of fruits and vegetables -- more tomatoes, cantaloupe, broccoli, beans and carrots -- were available.Copyright 2007 by UPI
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related News
Untreated hospital waste overflowing in Vietnam
Hanoi - Health experts Wednesday were troubled by news that Ho Chi Minh City hospitals are discharging 20,000 cubic metres per day of untreated wastewater into public sewers and rivers. Municipal environmental authorities announced last week that jus...
Hong Kong authorities issue health warning as smog blankets city
Hong Kong - The Hong Kong government Wednesday warned people with respiratory illnesses to limit their time outdoors as air pollution in the city soared to potentially dangerous levels. Pollution readings at roadside monitors recorded very high level...
Zimbabwe children, women's health declining sharply: UNICEF
Harare - The health of Zimbabwe's children and women, particularly in the poorer parts of the country has worsened sharply, with 100 children under five dying of mostly preventable diseases each day, the United Nations said Tuesday. A survey carried ...
Belgian 'coma' patient was conscious for 23 years: reports
Brussels - A 46-year-old Belgian who doctors thought had fallen into a deep coma after a car crash in 1983 had in fact been conscious for 23 years, Belgian media reported Tuesday. Rom Houben was paralysed and declared to be in a vegetative state. But...
HIV stable in Asia but rising among women, gay men
Beijing - The rate of HIV infection has risen among women and gay men in some Asian nations but stabilized across the region in recent years, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. The proportion of women among the estimated 4.7 million people livi...
HIV infections fall 17 per cent in seven years, UN says
Beijing - New HIV infections fell by 17 per cent globally from 2001 to last year, reflecting progress towards controlling spread of the virus, the United Nations umbrella group for HIV/AIDS reported on Tuesday. The good news is that we have evidence...
Estonia confirms first swine flu fatality
Tallinn - Fears grew about the spread of the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu, in the Baltic states Tuesday after Estonian health officials confirmed their first fatality as a result of the illness. A statement released by the Estonian m...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
