As a Nation, How Do We Promote an Overall Better Diet?

As a Nation, How Do We Promote an Overall Better Diet? (0:22)

Everyone knows that nutrition is important, but a lot of people have a hard time sticking to a healthy food plan. In this video, HealthMaker Samuel Klein, MD talks about the necessary steps to encouraging good eating habits.

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I think this really requires a multilevel approach to food which really starts with the government, legislating policies to really help support the production of healthy fruits and vegetables, and limit the production of food products that are not so healthy.

Samuel Klein, MD

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About Samuel Klein, MD

Samuel Klein, MD, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at Washington University School of Medicine, is a nutritional specialist known for his research into weight loss and the causes of obesity.

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