Moving Toward Global Primordial Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease

Because most children do not exert control over food choice, family members likely strongly shape any responses to targeted interventions. [...]it may not only be the cardiovascular health information itself that is helpful, but also the cognitive stimulation from and exposure to positive adult role models, which in turn influences personality traits such as delayed gratification and impulse control that are critical for health behavior and habit formation later in life.