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Partners Executive Director Dr. David
Weed presented another session in the series on "How to Lose Weight Without Going Hungry"
as part of the Greater
Fall River Fitness Challenge. The series is 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
talked about cereals and fiber, pointing out that, while cereals do not
belong in a low-carbohydrate diet, fiber does and can be obtained in
fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Click here for
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(Top row) Dr. Weed
opens the session by explaining that breakfast
cereals were invented in the mid-nineteenth century by Kellogg,
Post and others
as an alternative to meat, and that only through
heavy marketing have we become convinced that they are a necessary
part of a healthy diet. (Row two) Dr. Weed goes on to explain that
cereals are composed of refined grains and sugars that quickly lead to
weight gain and high levels of blood sugar that can lead to diabetes and
heart disease. (Row three) Southcoast
Health Registered Dietitian Amanda Raposo, who has been successfully
recommending low-carb high-fat diets for the patients she treats, talks
about how cholesterol levels improve when carbs are reduced and fats are
added to one's diet. (Bottom row) Partners School Wellness Coordinator
Marcia Picard offers samples grain-free
cereal made with unsweetened coconut flakes, chia seeds and ground
flax seeds with some cream while Dr. Weed offers the group a sample of
scrambled eggs made with cream cheese.
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video of the presentation.