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Using
information that has supported its
approach to reducing obesity, Partners Executive Director Dr. David
Weed presented on "How to Lose Weight Without Going Hungry" to
over forty participants in the Greater
Fall River Fitness Challenge. Dr. Weed outlined why permanent weight loss and
improved cardiovascular health can be best achieved by reducing
dietary carbohydrates and increasing fat. "Partners recommends whole foods with natural fats through its guidelines,
a 20-minute video on
the subject, and efforts to reduce
sugar-sweetened beverages ," he stated following the
presentation. During presentation, Dr. Weed introduced Southcoast
Health Registered Dietitian Amanda Raposo who has been successfully
recommending low-carb high-fat diets for the patients she treats that
include food
choices that do not have high amounts of carbohydrates. Click here for
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(Top row)
Participants pick up information related to low-carb diets before Dr.
Weed and Ms. Raposo begins their presentation in the Community Room at the Kuss
Middle School. (Row two) Dr. Weed holds up two recent books, Always
Hungry? by David Ludwig M.D. of Harvard
Medical School and Eat
Fat, Get Thin by Mark Hyman, M.D. of the Cleveland
Clinic who both recommend low-carb, high-fat diets to reduce weight
and to resolve metabolic disorders like Type II diabetes. (Row three)
Dr. Weed explains why exercise alone will not result in long-term weight
loss without making dietary changes that limit carbohydrates and
increase fats. (Bottom row) Dr. Weed introduces Ms. Raposo who, along
with her son, Jack, explains why low-carb diets work to reduce weight,
blood sugar, blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels.
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video of the presentation.