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People in Korea are Eating More Vegetables Photo: Sandy Peters After a recent TV program reported on the healthy effects of eating vegetables, almost everyone in Korea tried to eat vegetables every day, and the vegetable sections in the grocery store were always crowded. It was the so-called "vegetable syndrome."   Young-Hee Kim from Korea In Korea, people prefer healthy food rather than junk food. Most married women stay at home, and they're always interested in their family's health. They get lots of information about health from magazines, newspapers, and health programs on TV. Then, they prepare suitable, healthy food for their children and their husband. I learned about the importance of eating vegetables, reading articles about health in Korean newspapers. Recently, a health program on TV in my country broadcast information about the healthy effects of eating vegetables. They showed the different blood density between someone who eats vegetables everyday—especially green and orange-colored vegetables—and someone who doesn't eat them for one month. They showed how the blood of people who eat vegetables every day is getting clean; that is, getting thinner. After that program was shown, almost everyone in Korea tried to eat vegetables everyday, and the vegetable sections in the grocery store were always crowded with people who wanted to buy vegetables. It was the so-called "vegetable syndrome." People continue to be concerned about this situation. Korean people continue to be to be concerned about this situation. They are interested in their health and are easily influenced by information about it. Several months ago, I got a call from my mother-in-law. She had watched a TV program about the effect of eating apples; it showed that apples are good for your health. She was very concerned because my husband doesn't like apples. She asked me to grind apples and make him eat them. Read more articles on this topic: Men are Learning to Cook | Both Men and Women are Cooking in Korea Vary the Menu: Modified Fast Food | Avocado Rolls: The New Japanese Food Return to: Food and Cooking Page | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2005 Contact Us: topics_mag@yahoo.com