Nutrition counseling keeps kids' cholesterol levels down

Did you know that if children are taught how to 'eat right' from an early age, they do listen -- and will even skip those favorite (but fatty) meals in the process. Talk about being impressionable!

Researchers in Finland stated that frequent counseling of kids and whole families about the dangers of saturated fats and the benefits of a proper diet caused reduced cholesterol levels in kids up to the age of 14.

The researchers stated something I completely agree with: lifetime eating habits are formed early in life. In turn the earlier you can get those kids on healthier lifestyles (and all the choices that make them up), the healthier they will be into adulthood.