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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
third session on nutrition held as part of the Eighth Annual Greater
Fall
River Fitness Challenge brought over 25 people to the second
floor classroom at 72 Bank Street for an hour discussion about
nutrition and diabetes led by Southcoast
Health Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Educator Amanda Raposo The free sessions are being offered each week
after each Saturday Challenge as a way to assist people with issues of
weight loss and personal health related to diet including a recommendation
on food and advice
on weight loss. Sponsored by
Greater Fall River
Re-creation, Partners
for a Healthier Community, Saint
Anne's Hospital, Southcoast
Hospitals, the Fitness Challenge includes programs provided by All
Generations Fitness, the
Diabetes Association, Inc.,
Fitness
Fusion, FitWorks, General
Fitness. Greater Fall River
Re-creation,
Striking
Beauties, TKO
Fitness, Wiggle
Kids, and the
Fall River YMCA. The Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who
live, work or attend school in the Greater Fall River Area. Click here for an
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(Top row) Registered Dietitian Amanda Raposo of the Southcoast Diabetes Management Program welcomes Challenge participants to the second-floor classroom at the Bank Street Armory where the Nutrition Challenge sessions take place each Saturday until May. (Row two) Challenge participants ask questions about diabetes and pre-diabetes, a condition that affects a third of the Fall River population, many of whom do not know. (Bottom row) Ms. Raposo talks with Challenge participants Sophie Comas and Louisa Tavares and makes some dietary recommendations on low-carbohydrate diets and and advice on weight loss for those who have concerns about developing diabetes or who are currently diabetic. |
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