Juice Plus: What all the fuss about?

[Motherdragon]

We’re not paying enough attention
to nutrition.

 

As parents, we work hard to give our children every possible advantage in life. Yet too often we don't have the time (or don't make the time) to look after their nutritional health. We're too busy. We don't completely understand what eating right means ourselves. And we're battling some pretty formidable enemies such as junk food and fast food.

As a result, our children eat and drink too much sugar, consume too many empty calories, and don't eat enough of the good things they need - especially fresh fruits and vegetables. Because of this, our children will be at risk of developing degenerative diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke at a much younger age.

 

 

 

Here are a few of the startling statistics:

 

• Less than 7% of all children and adolescents consume the recommended 3 servings of vegetables per day.
  (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine)
  
• 1 child in 4 is obese.
  (International Journal of Obesity)
  
• Nearly 50% of obese adolescents remain obese as adults.
  (International Journal of Obesity)
  
• About 6% of elementary school children and 7% of adolescent children miss 11 or more days of school yearly due to illness or injury.
  (CDC National Center for Health Statistics)
  
• In the last 20 years, Type 2 diabetes has increased ten-fold.
  (International Journal of Obesity)
  
• By the age of 12, an estimated 70% of our children have developed the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries.
  (Bogalusa Heart Study)
  
• 7% of school age children are diagnosed as ADHD.
  (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Juice Plus+^® Children's Health Study

The Juice Plus+^® Children's Health Study is a large-scale, multi-year survey designed to determine what effect adding a whole food based nutritional product (Juice Plus+^®) to the family diet can have on children's health. The survey measures things such as how many days of school children miss, how many doctor's visits they make, and whether their use of Juice Plus+^® can promote their eating better in general.

To meet survey parameters and provide as broad a base of information as possible, the objective over the next several years is to enroll thousands of families from around the world who have children ages 6-15. As an incentive for families to participate, the Study is providing the child's Juice Plus+^® product for free as long as the parent begins taking the product, too. The latter requirement is in keeping with the belief that parental support and involvement are key to successfully establishing good health habits in children. It will also help to ensure a higher survey response rate which should lead to more meaningful results.

Preliminary Results: Overview

These preliminary results from the Juice Plus+^® Children's Health Study are based on questionnaires from the first 25,000 participants to respond to our follow-up questionnaire.

Initial Results

After 4-8 months on the Juice Plus+^® product adult participants report that 80% of the children in the survey have become more aware of their health in general; and that 90% have some positive result to show for it.

• 46% of the children have been to the doctor less often, while 39% report missing less school.
• 41% are taking less over the counter medication and/or taking less prescription drugs.
• Academic achievement and athletic participation are dramatically improved, and over one-third report an improvement in image and self esteem.

Nutritional habits are changing as well:

• 58% are drinking more water and 61% are consuming less soft drinks or fast food.
• 43% are actually eating more fruits or vegetables in addition to taking Juice Plus+^®.

Adults in the survey report similar improvements in their health and nutrition. They report that 82% have themselves become more aware of their health in general; and 85% have some specific positive results to show for it.

• 32% percent of the adult participants have been to the doctor less often, while 35% report missing less work due to either their own or their child's illnesses.
• 27% are taking less over the counter medication and/or taking less prescription drugs.

Nutritional habits were also changing:

• 65% percent are drinking more water and 64% are consuming less soft drinks or fast food.
• 59% are actually eating more fruits or vegetables in addition to taking Juice Plus+^®.

Full Year Results

A greater number of children and adults report improvements in specific measures of diet and lifestyle after a full year of taking Juice Plus+^® than the number reporting those same improvements after only a few months on the product. For example:

• Almost half (46%) of the parents in the survey report that their children are making fewer doctor's visits after only 4-8 months on the Juice Plus+^®, this number increases to 65% of respondents who have been on Juice Plus+^® for at least a full year.
  
• Similarly, while 39% of the children in the survey are missing less school after a few months on Juice Plus+^®, that number grows to 58% of the children after a full year.
• Also, 41% of parents note a decrease in prescription or over-the-counter medications the child is taking after a few months on Juice Plus+^®, but after a full year 59% note such a decrease.

The table below summarizes key results for both child and adult respondents after a full year on the Juice Plus+^® product.       
      
 

	After 4-8 months of taking Juice Plus+®		After a full year of taking Juice Plus+®
	Children	Adults	Children	Adults
Eating less fast food/ Drinking fewer soft drinks	61%	64%	73%	76%
Eating more fruits & Vegetable	43%	59%	62%	73%
Fewer doctor's visits	46%	32%	65%	50%
Taking less prescription or Over-the-counter medication	41%	27%	59%	42%
Less school or work missed	39%	35%	58%	51%
Positive benefit of some kind	90%	85%	92%	87%
Increased awareness of health. If you would like to get more information  on this product visit: www.fruitsandveggiesplus.com or call [phone] to find out were and when the next wellness presention will be held in the OLANDO, FL area.	80%	82%	90%	91%

[LILIANASMOM527]

May. 4, 2008 at 7:55 PM

I JUST PURCHASED JUICE PLUS THIS WEEK FOR MY DAUGHTER. HER PEDIATRICIAN RECOMMENDED IT. DO YOU HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER ON IT? DO YOU LIKE IT? MY DAUGHTER WILL BE 1 THIS MONTH AND IS EATING MORE SOLIDS SO I FIGURED I WOULD TRY IT AND SEE HOW WELL IT WORKS. A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW AT WORK ARE ON IT. BYE, LIZ