Seniors at the North End Senior Center heard Partners for a Healthier Community Executive Director Dr. David Weed give a 45-minute presentation on low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets for both weight loss and resolution of diabetes on January 19, 2017. Dr. Weed gave the short version of his usual 60-minute talk on the subject so that those in attendance could learn why eating more fat and fewer carbohydrates such as bread, potatoes and sugar-sweetened beverages and desserts can help to normalize blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Dr. Weed's presentation is based on over ten years of research that largely contradicts what most people have learned about healthy diets. "What we've been told about the health effects of dietary fat and not been told about the effects of sugar and refined grains has resulted in forty years of increased weight gain and metabolic disorders in America and around the world," stated Dr. Weed, a clinical psychologist who has both studied and followed a low-carbohydrate diet for the past eight years. For more information about low-carb diets go to his web page. Click here for a 44-minute video of Dr. Weed's talk. For more information, contact Dr. Weed at 508-837-9029.

(Top row) Dr. Weed introduces the topic by reviewing that most people have learned that eating fat leads to weight gain and heart disease despite years of research that confirms that carbohydrates, such as sugars and starches, are the major cause of these conditions. (Row two) Dr. Weed explains how insulin causes carbohydrates to be stored in fat cells if they are not immediately used for energy. (Row three) Dr. Weed explains that by eating more fat, that doesn't cause the body to store fat, hunger is reduced and the body begins to burn its own fat, resulting in weight loss. (Bottom row) Dr. Weed concludes his talk as his audience heads to lunch and thanks Center Director Don Jackson for taking the pictures on this page.