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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Partners Executive Director Dr. David
Weed offered a chance for participants in a ten-week series on "How to Lose Weight Without Going Hungry"
as part of the Greater
Fall River Fitness Challenge to give feedback on the benefits of
lowering dietary carbohydrates and increasing fats. The series was offered to Challenge
participants who are attempting to lose weight in the Challenge through
exercise, though research is clear that exercise is not a good for
long-term weight loss. Low
carbohydrate, high fat diets, on the other hand, have repeatedly
been demonstrated to lead to significant weight loss, especially
when compared to low-fat, calorie-restricted approaches. In this session, Dr. Weed
hears that participants lost 8-10 pounds, were taken off medication, and
saw significant reductions in cholesterol and blood sugar levels, all
while experiencing no hunger. The group reported that the difficulties
with the diet come from others expecting them to avoid fat and eat more
carbohydrates, even though they were doing great on the diet. Click here for
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(Top row)
Participants look over articles and low-carb
recipes before Dr. Weed begins the discussion. (Rows two and three) Dr. Weed
asks participants to share their expiences with the diet over the
previous ten weeks and records both the successes and the challenges
they experienced.. (Rows four and five) The group participants share
some ideas for dealing with the challenges of living in a "high
carb world" such as at office parties and other celebrations with
cakes and other sweets when
away from home.. .
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