Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so

Researchers at the University of Manitoba are working with a northern First Nation to develop vegetables with increased nutritional characteristics that may help combat health conditions like diabetes. But they also have to convince local folks to eat them.

Can we grow veggies designed to combat diabetes? Manitoba researchers hope so
Stephanie R. Cook, Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) smart farm operations manager, shows off broccoli sprouts she's growing for a University of Manitoba research program, assessing the efficacy of the vegetables on health-promoting properties in rats

Researchers at the University of Manitoba are working with a northern First Nation to develop vegetables with increased nutritional characteristics that may help combat health conditions like diabetes. But they also have to convince local folks to eat them.