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Participants
in the Greater
Fall River Fitness Challenge and the Fall
River Parent Academy who attended the tenth presentation in the
weekly series, "How
to Lose Weight Without Going Hungry" on March 12, 2016 heard Dr.
David Weed and Southcoast
Health employee Amanda Raposo, MS, RDN, CDE, talk about cholesterol
and heart disease. Dr. Weed the session started
by explaining some basics about low-carb diets, and then Ms. Raposo
explained how reducing refined grains and sugars lead to lower rates of
the type of LDL cholesterol that is associated with heart disease. This
diet is based on
the approach to reducing obesity
by reducing
dietary carbohydrates and increasing fat, Click
here for
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(Top row) Southcoast
Health Diabetes Management Program dietitian Amanda Raposo goes over
the basics of cholesterol and related that to carbohydrate intake. (Row
two) Dr. Weed points out the advantages of low carbohydrate, high fat
diets not only for weight regulation but also for cardiovascular health.
(Bottom row) Ms. Raposo and Dr. Weed respond to questions from the
group.
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