Juice Plus+ Children's Health Study

Kids who never expressed an interest in anything "good-for-you" are suddenly consuming more servings of fruits and vegetables, eating less fast food, chugging fewer sodas, and drinking more water after taking Juice Plus+® for just a few months. Juice Plus+® kids also have a greater awareness of their own health and wellness — and that allows them to make better choices in all areas of their lives.

The importance of this blossoming health awareness can't be overemphasized, because our kids are in trouble.

In fact, our children need us now more than ever.

With the ever-increasing invasion of processed food, junk food, and fast food into our diets — combined with more sedentary lifestyles — children's health issues are skyrocketing. Our children are now at risk of developing serious diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke at a much younger age than ever before.

Consider these facts:

They aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables

• 93% of children and adolescents do not consume the recommended amount of vegetables per day1

They have a weight problem

• 1 in 3 American children and teenagers is overweight or obese2
• Obesity rates have tripled among teens since the late '70s3
• 80% of children who are overweight at ages 10-15 become obese as adults4

They're already developing serious diseases

• 1 in 3 children born in the United States in the year 2000 is predicted to develop type 2 diabetes5
• By age 12, an estimated 70% of children have the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries6
• Today's generation of children may be the first in two centuries to actually live shorter lives than their parents7