New Study Finds That Garden-Based Interventions At School Can Help Improve Blood Sugar And Bad Cholesterol Levels Among Children: A Valuable Approach For Low-Income Communities With Food Insecurity And Lower Access To Resources

Bad cholesterol was also reduced by 6.4 mg/DL, which indicates a reduced risk of prediabetes and diabetes among this youth population.

So, equipped with these findings, the researchers are now recommending that more elementary schools implement similar garden-based interventions.

“Small increases in dietary fiber and vegetable intake, as well as reductions in added sugar intake, may have combined effects on lowering bad cholesterol and improving glucose control,” said Adriana Pérez, the study’s senior author.

To read the study’s complete findings, which have since been published in JAMA Network Open, visit the link here.

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