Though I don't have kids, my opinion from the experience of growing up with three younger brothers and observing many others including nieces & nephews is that all the "eating problems" are created by parents.

Let them eat real food when hungry, never try to force any kind of food on them, have them eat only what's available to all in the family (w no junk), and if they don't want, fine, there's always the next meal. Do that, and they'll be loving Brussels sprouts inside of two weeks.

Jacqueline – bit ashamed to say this, but I do that too! And I am 33 years old….

The typical attitudes of many MDs and osteopaths toward fat (conditioned by the anti-saturated-fat hysteria) is just one reason why many folks, like me, don't go to doctors very often. Plus, typing up reports as I do, makes me glad that I don't have all "those" things wrong with me (yet, anyway).

I just bought some commercial eggs at Wal-Mart because money is tight… but come to think of it, one of the feed stores in my town has locally-produced eggs available for about $2.00 per dozen.

This week, I'll go check back with them and see what kind of a supply I can get. I did buy some of them before, and I definitely noticed a difference… larger, more upstanding yolks, etc.

I enjoy your blog… have just started to read it intermittently in the last few weeks.

It's great that some scientists (and doctors) are FINALLY coming around to the truth about this subject.

However, it will take a lot longer to filter down to the actual doctors (especially cardiologists) who are treating most people.

When I type up a discharge summary for a cardiac patient, they are almost ALWAYS given statin drugs and told to eat a low-fat, "heart-healthy," low-sodium diet.

I cringe and comment under my breath when I'm transcribing such a report. The willful ignorance of many doctors is berathtaking… and deadly.

My knee jerk reaction to such an _association_ is that the problem is that they're only eating _one_.

I probably eat an average of four or so, per day.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24028358/

The text is no longer available but the gist was that eating an egg a day would increase a middle aged man's risk of death by more than 20%.

Honestly!

I should have pointed out in my post that eating even factory farmed eggs, which I do on occasion, would still be a whole lot better than eating 90% of the grain and vegetable based Frankenfood available in the supermarket.

Eggs! The heart healthy food! (particularly when realizing they are high in vitamin D and K2, both important for heart health).

Poor ignorant nutritionists and the American Heart Association. Too bad they are still foisting this crap on Americans.