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ABCs of Children's Weight Management |
In order to help parents learn how
to help their children manage their weight, Saint Anne's Hospital's
pediatric dietitian Kathleen Bucklin, RD, speaks on the ABCs of
Children's Weight Management. To see
videos of her presentation:
click here for the
introduction,
click here for diet,
here for portion size,
here for behavior modification,
here for exercise, and
here for a
summary of her presentation. |
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Diabetes
Education |
Adult support groups for people with diabetes and their family members
meets at the Diabetes Association Inc., 170 Pleasant Street,
Fall River. Call 508-672-5671 for current information. |
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Mediterranean
Diet |
Dr. Mary M. Flynn of the Miriam
Hospital and Brown University in
Providence shares her recommendations for how people can maintain a
healthy weight during the holidays or any time of year. Dr. Flynn
describes the advantages of eating a plant-based diet and the benefits
of olive oil to maintain satiety. To view
three segments of Dr. Flynn's presentation on
click here for
Part I, and here
for Part II, and here
for Part III. |
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Low-Carb
Support Group |
The
Fall River Fitness Challenge sponsors support groups for people
who are currently on or are considering following a low-carbohydrate
diet, either to lose weight or to stabilize or prevent medical
conditions such as diabetes. These groups meet weekly at
various times. Contact Dr. David Weed at drweed@cox.net
for more information. |
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Commercial Weight Loss Programs
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How to eat
like a French woman who doesn't get fat |
Information on weight loss through
French cooking is available through
Comforts of Home Personal
Chef Service. |
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Your Health
Potential.com
Whole Life Counseling
Coaching women to achieve their goals of balanced living and
experience the joys that renewed vitality and health can bring to
any age.
Sheryl W. Turgeon,
MPH |
- Improve your
eating habits
- Feel confident
in choosing and preparing better food for yourself
- Experience a
remarkable increase in your energy and vitality
- Stop your
cravings and binges
- Feel better in
your body and achieve your ideal weight
- Experience an
increase in overall happiness in your life
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www.WeightWatchers.com |
This web site offers toll
free number ---1-800-651-600 which lists all the times and locations of
meetings in Fall River,
Swansea,
Seekonk, Dartmouth, New Bedford etc. Of all the resources for weight loss
this one is the most “natural” utilizing real food and teaching people to
make the correct choices. It is offered daily at one location or another
and is sometimes available 2 or 3 times on the same day at different times.
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www.JennyCraig.com * |
Jenny Craig ‘s
website lists a local meeting across from the Swansea Mall
(508-678-9800) as well as others in the area.
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www.WeighLessCenter.com * |
WeighLess
Nutrition Centers has an office at 501 State Road in North
Dartmouth—that number is 508-999-1950 or call
1-866-Weighless
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www.NutriSystem.com * |
Nutrisystem is also
located at 501 State Road in North Dartmouth. The number is the same as the
Weighless Center, above.
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www.OvereatersAnonymous.com |
Overeater’s Anonymous
uses a religious base for their plan and has been proven to be effective
for those who are receptive to that particular approach. It has local
meetings in Fall River and meets Saturday at the Super Stop and Shop at
10:00 AM, on Sunday at the same location at 6:00 PM and at BCC on
Elsbree St on Tuesdays at 3:15 PM
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All three of
these plans are good, but the food is delivered to your door (some of it is
dehydrated and needs to be reconstituted with water) and all of the contents
are already figured out by caloric content etc. It is convenient, but it
does not teach you how to choose the correct foods. And it is
expensive—average cost is $10 dollars a day or about $70-$80 a week. Once
you have lost the weight you have to learn to eat correctly again and it can
be a problem.
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La Weightloss Center |
374
Williams St., 508-675-8000 |
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