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Practice tip of the week: Three strategies for discussing plant-based nutrition with pediatric patients

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Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed.

With this in mind, the tip of the week is a chance to reflect on some of the wisdom found all across the site.

In a March 2021 story on strategies for discussing plant-based nutrition with pediatric patients, Stanley A. Cohen, MD, writes the following:

1). Help them understand the health-related benefits

- While kids may not enjoy brushing their teeth, it’s important for their health. They often understand the visual picture, when I ask what would happen if they only brushed their teeth once a week.

2). Address any barriers to plant-based nutrition

For some, these obstacles could be cost concerns or the perception that plant-based foods are inconvenient and unappealing.

3). Find a solution that works for them

- Encouraging the whole family to experience the benefits of plant-based foods is similar in many ways to advocating an active lifestyle, since both can improve their potential for a longer, healthier lifetime.

Be sure to come back next week for another Tip of the Week!

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