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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
discussion, Dr. Weed hears from Southcoast
Health Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Amanda Raposo, RD,
that in addition to weight loss without hunger, low-carb diets also lower
acid reflux, increase energy and mental clarity, improve breathing and
sleep, and improve achy joints, Click here for
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(Top row)
Participants listen to Dr. Weed as he summarizes what the group has
learned about low-carb high-fat diets over the ten week series. (Row
two) Dr. Weed shows several almond packages that make a great low-carb
snack. (Row three) Southcoast Health
Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator Amanda Raposo, RD, joins Dr.
Weed to respond to questions from the group. (Row four) Dr. Weed tallies
the weight that members of the group have lost over the ten weeks,
ranging from six to forty pounds while participants looks over some
coconut oil packets that can be purchased at Trader Joe's market.
(Bottom row) Group members sample some deviled
eggs that Dr. Weed made, one of his favorite low-carb high-fat
foods.
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