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The
New Bedford
Wellness Initiative, an effort to raise health awareness with the
goal to help prevent disease and recover from illness through healthy
living and not just medications, organized an airing of the documentary
film, Fed Up, produced by ABC's
Katie Couric and "Inconvenient Truth's" Laurie
David at the New Bedford
Whaling Museum auditorium on September 17, 2014. Organized by
Cardiologist Michael Rocha, M.D., the film and discussion that followed
offered participants a chance to learn about the government policies that
supported food manufacturer's move toward low-fat products full of sugar
and refined grains that fueled the obesity crisis of the past thirty
years. During the discussion that followed, Dr. Rocha and New
Bedford Mass in Motion Coordinator Kim Ferreira, RD, described the
many local initiatives that are helping residents move toward less
processed foods and more local produce. Greater
Fall River Partners staff members Marcia Picard and David Weed
described their similar efforts, including a twenty-minute sequel video "Fed
Up on the South Coast" that recommends ten
changes that could help to improve local health. Click
here for a for a twenty-minute 
video of
the event. Click
here for the Standard-Times article.
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